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Historical Event on 5/13/1949

Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1929V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur.
11/3/1986Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died.
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.
6/2/1953Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
9/30/1943Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.
3/26/1990Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.