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Historical Event on 8/13/1997

The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1998Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
6/18/1994The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
11/11/1998V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.
3/25/1998Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, and Railway Minister Nitish Kumar present the interim budgets for 1998- 99.