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Historical Event on 8/13/1993

Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1940Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"".
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
3/23/1923Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.
12/25/1880Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, a nationalist Muslim leader, politician and journalist, was born at Yusufpur in Uttar Pradesh.
12/6/1992300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.