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Historical Event on 9/13/1901

Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.
3/24/2000Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.