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Historical Event on 2/13/1713

Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
8/29/1976Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bengal, great revolutionary, died on his visit to Dhaka in Bangladesh.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
9/19/1911Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP.
9/21/2000J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service.
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.