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Historical Event on 3/13/1971

Fifth General Election of India ends.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
8/23/1994Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.