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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 |
| 12/1/1989 | A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim. |
| 1/25/1950 | The post of the Governor General of India was abolished. |
| 12/27/1975 | A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster. |
| 12/15/1908 | Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala. |
| 10/12/1967 | National Conference, the Working Committee of Jammu and Kashmir, unanimously passed the proposal to a permanent merger of the state with India. |
| 11/15/1999 | The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana. |
| 1/6/1980 | In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections. |
| 5/15/1999 | Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district. |
| 5/27/2000 | In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
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