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Historical Event on 9/13/1997

Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
7/11/1882Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".