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Historical Event on 2/13/1719

Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1888Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.
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5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
8/4/1894Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.