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Person born on December 13
1955 - Manohar Parrikar - was the former Chief Minister of Goa.
1954 - Harsh Vardhan (politician) - is one of the big leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
1925 - Laxmichand Jain - was a famous economist of India.
1903 - Ilachandra Joshi - Initiator of psychological novels in Hindi.
Died on December 13
1986 - Smita Patil - Famous Indian actress of Hindi films.
1048 - Alberuni - A Persian scholar, writer, scientist, theologian and thinker.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of 13th December
- All India Handicrafts Week (08-14 December)
- Air Safety Day (Week)
Important Events of 13th December
2012 - In the final of the Twenty20 World Cup for the Blind, the Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan by 30 runs to win the title of world champion.
2008 - 57% voter turnout in 11 assembly constituencies for the fifth phase of Jammu and Kashmir.
2007 - 17 LTTE militants killed in clashes between Sri Lankan army and LTTE.
2006 - Notification issued by the World Trade Organization for the inclusion of Vietnam as the 150th member.
2004 - Talks on Nuclear and Sir Creek begin between India and Pakistan in Islamabad. Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinoce has been placed under house arrest after being charged with nine kidnapping and genocide.
2003 – Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is arrested near his home town of Tigrit.
2002 – The European Union gives its approval to a much-anticipated agreement with Turkey. The European Union was expanded. Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia were included.
2001 - Terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament in Delhi. Israel cut off contact with Yasser Arafat.
1998 - Mahatma Ramchandra Veer was honored with the "Bhai Hanuman Prasad Poddar Rashtra Seva" award from the Bara Bazar Library, Kolkata.
1996 - Kofi Annan is elected Secretary-General of the United Nations.
1995 – Following the death of a black man in police custody in Brixton, south London, hundreds of white and black youths take to the streets and vandalize shops and cars.
1989 – Five Kashmiri terrorists are released from jail in return for freeing the daughter of Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed from the clutches of terrorists.
1981 - The capture of power by the military in Poland.
1977 - Michael Ferreira breaks the maximum of 1149 points under the new rules in the National Billiards Championship.
1974 - Malta becomes a republic.
1961 - Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi made his Test match debut against England in Delhi.
1959 - Archbishop Vakarios is elected the first President of Cyprus.
1955 - India and the Soviet Union accede to the Panchsheel Pact.
1937 - The Japanese win the Battle of Nanjing between China and Japan. This was followed by a long period of genocide and atrocities.
1921 - The 'Prince of Wales' inaugurated the Banaras Hindu University.
1921 - The Four Power Treaty is signed between America, Great Britain, Japan and France during the Washington Conference. In this, a provision was made to consult the four countries in case of a dispute between two members on any major question.
1920 - International Court of League of Nations established in The Hague, Netherlands.
1916 – An avalanche in Tyrol, Austria, kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian soldiers in 24 hours.
1772 - Narayan Rao becomes Peshwa of Satara.
1675 - Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred in Delhi.
1232 - Iltutmish, the ruler of the Slave dynasty, captured Gwalior.
