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Historical Event on 6/13/1998

India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
8/15/1990GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
7/13/1907Hari Vishnu Kamat, great politician, was born.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.