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Historical Event on 12/13/1955

India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1952Arun Jaitley, son of Maharaj Kishan Jaitley, was born in New Delhi.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
11/3/1984Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.
10/1/1997Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72.
3/18/1916Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).