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Historical Event on 2/13/1998

India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
2/11/1913Surendranath Dwivedi, educationist, politician and writer, was born in Khandasahi (Orissa).
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
7/16/1931C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
9/10/1992All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached.