June 13 has witnessed many significant events throughout history. On this day, many great people were born, and several remarkable personalities also passed away. There are numerous events from India and around the world that have left a lasting mark in history. Let’s take a look at some of the major events that happened on this day.
Important Historical Events on June 13
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In 1420, Jalaluddin Firoz Shah ascended the throne of Delhi.
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In 1625, King Henry I of Britain married Princess Henrietta of France.
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In 1721, England signed a treaty with Madrid.
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In 1757, Robert Clive of the East India Company marched towards Murshidabad to prepare for war against Siraj-ud-Daulah.
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In 1774, the colony of Rhode Island in British America became the first to ban slavery.
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In 1886, a massive fire in Vancouver, Canada destroyed around 1,000 buildings.
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In 1888, the U.S. Congress established the Department of Labor.
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In 1927, for the first time, the Statue of Liberty was depicted holding the American flag in her right hand.
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In 1932, England and France signed a peace treaty.
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In 1940, Indian freedom fighter Udham Singh was hanged in London for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former Governor of Punjab, in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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In 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose began his submarine journey from Germany to Tokyo.
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In 1944, Nazi Germany began its V-1 bombing attacks.
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In 1951, United Nations forces captured Pyongyang, North Korea.
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After 72 years of control, Britain handed over the Suez Canal to Egypt in 1956.
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In 1960, Prince Norodom Sihanouk became the President of Cambodia.
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In 1976, the United Nations Security Council rejected the Soviet Union's request to vote on a resolution against Israel.
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In 1978, Israeli defense forces withdrew from Lebanon.
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In 1993, Kim Campbell became Canada's first female Prime Minister.
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In 1995, France announced it would conduct eight more nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
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In 1997, a tragic fire at Delhi’s Uphaar cinema claimed 59 lives and injured over 100 people.
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In 2000, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung met North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at the first inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang.
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In 2001, Devyani, the girlfriend of Dipendra from the Nepal royal massacre, refused to testify before the investigation commission.
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The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty officially expired in 2002.
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In 2003, Daniyal Akhmetov was appointed the new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
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In 2004, an attempted coup against President Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of Congo failed. On the same day, Iraq’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bassam Salih Kubba was assassinated.
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In 2005, Iran agreed to export liquefied natural gas to India for the next 25 years, starting from the end of 2009.
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In 2005, pop singer Michael Jackson was acquitted in a child sexual abuse case.
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In 2006, Nigeria and Cameroon reached a border dispute settlement.
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In 2008, Telekom Malaysia acquired a 15% stake in Idea Cellular.
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In 2008, China and Taiwan signed a historic agreement to begin direct air services.
Notable Births on June 13
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1879: Revolutionary Ganesh Damodar Savarkar was born.
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1923: Renowned Hindi film lyricist Prem Dhawan was born.
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1944: Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, was born.
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1970: New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns was born.
Notable Deaths on June 13
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2008: Kirti Chaudhary, the only female poet of the 'Third Saptak' literary group, passed away.
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2012: Legendary ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan passed away.
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2016: Famous Indian author, novelist, playwright, critic, and satirist Mudrarakshas passed away.