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Historical Event on 4/13/1982

Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
11/2/1994Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.