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HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (May-13)

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May 13, 2008 :: Died this day, SAAD AL-ABDULLAH AL-SALIM AL-SABAH was the Sheikh of (b. 1930).

May 13, 2001 :: Died this day, R.K. NARAYAN was an Indian (b. 1906).

May 13, 1998 :: NUCLEAR TESTS :: On this day, India carried out two nuclear tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan imposed on India.

May 13, 1984 :: Born this day, BENNY is an Indian singer.

May 13, 1981 :: On this day, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded by Mehmet Ali Agea.

May 13, 1967 :: On this day, Zakir HUSSAIN, former President of India, was sworn in as the third .

May 13, 1962 :: On this day RADHAKRISHNAN became the second President of India.

May 13, 1956 :: Born this day, RAVI SHANKAR is an Indian spiritual figure.

May 13, 1952 :: On this day, Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, held its .

May 13, 1950 :: The first round of the Formula One World Championship was held on this day at .

May 13, 1940 :: Igor Sikorsky's helicopter Vought Sikorsky (VS-300); it was the first fully practical single rotor helicopter of the world. It made its on this day.

May 13, 1940 :: On this day, in his first speech as British Prime Minister, told the House of Commons "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat".

May 13, 1938 :: Died this day, CHARLES EDOUARD GUILLAUME was the physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861).

May 13, 1930 :: Died this day, FRIDTJOF NANSEN was a explorer, scientist and diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1861).

May 13, 1918 :: Born this day, T. BALASARASWATI was an Indian dancer (d. 1984).

May 13, 1913 :: On this day, IGOR SIKORSKY became the first man to pilot a aircraft.

May 13, 1913 :: Born this day, WILLIAM R. TOLBERT Jr. was the President of (d. 1980)

May 13, 1905 :: Born this day, was the former President of India.

May 13, 1903 :: Died this day, APOLINARIO was the Filipino political theoretician and Prime Minister (b. 1864).

May 13, 1857 :: Born this day, Sir Ronald Ross was a British bacteriologist and recipient of Nobel Prize in 1902 for Medicine for his work on .