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Historical Event on 5/13/1916

Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
9/16/1977Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay.
1/21/1922V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.