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Historical Event on 2/13/1713

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1968Marathwada', a daily newspaper, published.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
3/16/1995World's best 7th wkt stand of 461 runs by Bhupinder Singh Jr. & P. Dharmani.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
7/4/1897Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.