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Historical Event on 3/13/1938

Hitler merged Austria in Germany.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
4/21/1991Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away.
11/30/1986Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
2/16/1745Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
1/1/1931Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
3/13/1996Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.