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Historical Event on 5/13/1648
Redfort construction was completed
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/29/1882 | Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
| 2/4/1990 | Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 6/23/1935 | Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born. |
| 9/5/1997 | CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income. |
| 4/10/1955 | India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel. |
| 5/24/1999 | Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut. |
| 12/9/1825 | Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born. |
| 5/22/1993 | Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
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