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Historical Event on 6/13/1997

At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1973Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
6/26/1954Nehru, Chou En-lai pledge good-neighbor policy at New Delhi.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).