April 13 in History – What happened on 13 April in Past

✅ Published on April 13th, 2021 in April in History

13 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on April 13, the day number in a year is 103 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 104. April 13 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

April 13 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
1111	Henry V, the last ruler of the Salian dynasty, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1699	The tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth.
1735	Emperor Sakuramachi ascended the throne of Japan.
1742	Messiah, an oratorio by baroque composer George Frideric Handel, premiered in Dublin.
1742	New music hall in Dublin performed George Frederick Handel's orchestral "Messiah" for the first time.
1759	French defeated European allies in battle of Bergen
1772	Warren Hastings was appointed chairman of the Bengal Committee of the East India Company.
1777	American Revolutionary War British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey.
1813	A 'miserable' new parish church for Reculver was consecrated, replacing a 1,144-year-old church which had been mostly demolished in1809, despite being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon church architecture andsculpture.
1823	Eleven-year-old Franz Liezt gave a concert, after which he was personally greeted by Ludwig van Beethoven.
1829	The Roman Catholic Relief Act was granted Royal Assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.
1842	First Anglo-Afghan War: The first British-Afghan War was fought in Geelabad, in which the British Army emerged victorious.
1873	In the wake of a disputed election for local offices in Colfax, Louisiana, US, armed white supremacists over powered freedmen and the African American state militia trying to control the parish courthouse, killing over 100 of them.
1890	Birth of filmmaker Dadasaheb Tornay, who produced India's first film \ 'shripundaliq \.
1919	British Indian Army troops massacred hundreds of unarmed men,women and children who were attending a peaceful gathering at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
1919	The brutal massacre took place at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.
1939	Hindustani Red Army (Indian Red Army) was formed for armed struggle with the British in India.
1943	The neoclassical Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
1943	World War II-German news announced the discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile and the USSR.
1945	World War II-Soviet and Bulgarian forces captured Vienna in German-occupied Austria.
1956	The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cut, military commander of the Hoa Hao religious sect, which ran a de facto state in southern Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem.
1958	In the midst of the Cold War, American pianist Van Cliburn won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
1960	France becomes the fourth country to test a nuclear bomb in the Sahara Desert.
1970	The fuel tank of the American spacecraft Apollo 13, which went on a trip to the moon, exploded.
1984	Indian forces launched Operation Meghdoot, a preemptive attack on the disputed Siachen Glacier region of Kashmir, triggering a military conflict with Pakistan.
1984	The Indian cricket team won the Asia Cup for the first time by defeating Pakistan by 58 runs in Sharjah.
1986	The first child born to a non-related surrogate mother.
1992	Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2.
1993	‘3 MEN IN A HORSE’ opens at Lyceum Theater New York City. It was for 40 performances.
1993	Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” premiers in London.
1994	United Arab Emirates’ 1st official ODI, losing to India.
1994	Golden Jubilee session of Escape concluded in New Delhi, constituted by the \ Child Right Worldsite \ organization by 112 Nobel laureates to fight against the exploitation of children around the world.
1997	‘American Daughter’ opens at Court Theater New York City. It was for 88 performances.
1997	In golf, twenty-one-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the 1997 U.S. Masters, breaking the tournament's record for the lowest four-round score (270 strokes, 18 under par).
1997	US golf player Aldrick Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the US Masters Championship at the age of 21.
2004	In Antigua, Brian Lara played a historic innings of 400 runs against England.
2007	60 years of Indo-Russian diplomatic relations complete.
2009	Twenty-three people died in a homeless hostel fire in Kamien Pomorski, Poland, the country's deadliest fire since 1980.
2011	Tohoku earthquake and tsunami caused Toyota to close several plants. This caused shortage.
2012	Shahrukh Khan is detained by the U.S. at a New York airport in 90 minutes. He was angry on S. M. Khisna, India’s external affair minister.
2013	In Beijing, China, a seven-year old girl is confirmed as the first person in the country to catch the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 bird flu.
2013	The people’s republic of China and the U.S. agree to word towards eliminating nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula.
2013	8 people killed in a bus explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan.
2014	Bubba Watson, American golfer, wins the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row in 2014.
2015	Czech politician Vít Jedli?ka proclaimed the micronation Liberland on a patch of land between Croatia and Serbia that had been unclaimed by either side due to a territorial dispute.

Famous Birthdays of April 13 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1970	Nick Garrett / Singer / United Kingdom
1974	Valentina Cervi / Actress / Italy
1953	Stephen Byers / Politician / United Kingdom
1894	Arthur Fadden / Politician / Australia
1928	Alan Clark / Politician / United Kingdom
1991	Akeem Adams / Footballer / Trinidad and Tobago
1975	Jasey-Jay Anderson / Snowboarder / Canada
1904	David Robinson / Business Man / United Kingdom
1954	Jimmy Destri / Writer / United States of America
1975	Lou Bega / Singer / Germany
1891	Robert Scholl / Politician / Germany
1939	Seamus Heaney / Poet / Ireland
1931	Dan Gurney / Engineer / United States of America
1971	Valensia / Singer / Netherlands
1901	Jacques Lacan / Academic / France
1922	Heinz Baas / Footballer / Germany
1913	Dave Albritton / Jumper / United States of America
1978	Carles Puyol / Footballer / Spain
1824	William Alexander / Poet / Ireland
1948	Nam Hae-il / Admiral / South Korea
1970	Monty Brown / Footballer / United States of America
1984	Anders Lindegaard / Footballer / Denmark
1808	Antonio Meucci / Engineer / United States of America
1962	Hillel Slovak / Guitarist / United States of America
1964	John Swinney / Politician / Scotland
1983	Schalk Burger / Rugby Player / South Africa
1972	Aaron Lewis / Writer / United States of America
1923	Stanley Tanger / Actor / United States of America
1919	Madalyn Murray O'Hair / Activist / United States of America
1945	Bob Kalsu / Footballer / United States of America

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