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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
1/10/1693Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
3/8/2000The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.