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Historical Event on 7/13/1930
Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 8/17/1994 | Opposition ends Parliament boycott. |
| 8/27/1870 | Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 1/27/1974 | President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi. |
| 10/1/1919 | Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born. |
| 11/17/1953 | Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
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