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Historical Event on 10/13/1679

More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm.

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6/11/1946Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.
8/22/1988Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
6/14/1995RBI announces the introduction of appointing ombudsmen to redress grievances and disputes of bank customers.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.