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Historical Event on 8/13/1997
Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 10/26/1930 | Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay. |
| 2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/3/1919 | Shambhu Pan, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1960-70, was born at Bengal. |
| 10/31/1920 | Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay. |
| 7/9/1873 | Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 10/5/1997 | Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event. |
| 10/10/1995 | G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated. |
| 12/17/1970 | Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971. |
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