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Historical Event on 10/13/1911

Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1839Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
9/13/1997India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.