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Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is an Indian politician who is serving as the 13th Minister of Commerce and Industry since 2019, also being the longest serving minister for the same.
Famous Birthdays on June 13
1964 — Piyush Goyal
Indian politician, Minister of Railways
June 13 has 287 recorded notable births across history, from 40 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on June 13
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- 313 The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. Source
- 1774 Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves. Source
- 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. Source
- 1850 The American League of Colored Laborers, the first African American labor union in the United States, is established in New York City. Source
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From 1992 until 2022, Nadler's district covered the west side of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, being numbered the 17th district, then the 8th district, and then the 10th district starting in 2013.
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Hassan Whiteside was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and again led the league in blocks in his first season with Portland.
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Oleksiak rose to fame during the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer Games, and the country's youngest Olympic champion with her gold medal win in the 100 m freestyle.
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The first of her four novels, Evelina (1778), was the most successful and remains her most highly regarded, followed by Cecilia (1782).
More major people born on June 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1947
Jerry Nadler
American attorney and politician
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1989
Hassan Whiteside
American basketball player
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2000
Penny Oleksiak
Canadian swimmer
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1752
Frances Burney
English novelist and playwright (died 1840)
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1894
Leo Kanner
Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and medical doctor (died 1981)
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1918
Helmut Lent
German soldier and pilot (died 1944)
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1508
Alessandro Piccolomini
Italian astronomer and philosopher (died 1579)
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1889
Gao Qifeng
Chinese painter (died 1933)
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1864
Dwight B. Waldo
American historian and academic (died 1939)
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1991
Will Claye
American jumper
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1956
Sal Paolantonio
American lieutenant and journalist
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1927
Slim Dusty
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
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1944
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
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1974
Valeri Bure
Russian-American ice hockey player
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1984
Luke James
American singer and actor
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1910
Mary Whitehouse
English activist, founded the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association (died 2001)
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1915
Don Budge
American tennis player and coach (died 2000)
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1980
Juan Carlos Navarro
Spanish basketball player
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1989
James Calado
English racing driver
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