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Historical Event on 4/13/1971

Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
4/7/1942Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv, famous Gujarati expert, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of a monthly magzine, died.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.
1/4/1993K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay.
5/7/1993Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam.