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Historical Event on 8/13/1998

India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
10/20/1999The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.