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Historical Event on 3/13/1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
10/12/1921Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona.
3/23/2000Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar).
3/23/2000Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
5/10/1985P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
10/22/1999The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
3/14/1997Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.