Today In Indian History: 13-February-1601

John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.

13-February-1713

Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort.

13-February-1713

Sultan Jahandar Shah was strangled to death. Farrukhsiyar captured the throne of Delhi from Jahandar Shah with the assistance of two Sayyid brothers.

13-February-1719

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

13-February-1856

East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.

13-February-1861

Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.

13-February-1879

Sarojini Naidu "Nightingale of India", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.

13-February-1922

The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.

13-February-1936

Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.

13-February-1945

Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.

13-February-1968

Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.

13-February-1969

Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna.

13-February-1970

Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.

13-February-1977

Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.

13-February-1984

Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay.

13-February-1989

Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.

13-February-1991

Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.

13-February-1991

Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

13-February-1993

School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.

13-February-1994

Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.

13-February-1994

Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.

13-February-1994

Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away.

13-February-1997

Deve Gowda, PM, dedicates the Rs. 3200-crore 480 MW Uri hydel project in north Kashmir to the nation.

13-February-1998

India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.

13-February-1999

The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.

1.  World Radio Day

2.  1630, 13th Feb: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan arrived at Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh intending to end Adilshahi and Nizamshahi.

3.  1668, 13th Feb: Spain recognized Portuguese independence.

4.  1739, 13th Feb: Battle of Karnal – Nadir Shah of Persia defeated Muhammad Shah of Mughals in three hours. This victory paved the way for Nadir Shah to reach Delhi.

5.  1959, 13th Feb: Children’s favorite Barbie doll began selling.

6.  1960, 13th Feb: France tested the first atomic bomb.

7.  1984, 13th Feb: Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi launched the Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai for the Navy.

8.  1988, 13th Feb: The 15th Winter Olympics began in Calgary, Canada.

9.  2003, 13th Feb: Dadasaheb Phalke Award presented to filmmaker and director Yash Chopra.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on February 13.

1.  1766: Thomas Robert Malthus, an English cleric, scholar, and influential economist. 

2.  711 BC: Emperor Jimmu, the first legendary Emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki.

3.  1835: Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. 

4.  1879: Sarojini Naidu, an Indian political activist, and poet.

5.  1894: V.C.Bendre, a historian and author.

6.  1911: Faiz Ahmad Faiz, a Pakistani poet, and author in Urdu.

7.  1945: Vinod Mehra, an Indian actor.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on February 13.

1.  1974: Ustad Amir Khan, an Indian classical vocalist and the founder of the Indore Gharana.

2.  1977: Kozhikode Abdul Kader, an Indian playback singer who was active in Malayalam cinema.

3.  2008: Rajendra Nath Malhotra, an Indian actor and comedian.

4.  2012: Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, a Hindi film lyricist.

5.  2016: O. N. V. Kurup, a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India.