13th June – What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 13th June in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 13th June.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

G. V. Prakash Kumar ( born 13 June 1987) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film. His first film was S Pictures’ Veyil (2006), winning critical acclaim and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010.
Sugandha Garg is an Indian film actress and television host. She appeared as Shaleen in film Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008). She played the role of the best friend to Gayatri Patel in the movie Let’s Dance, released on June 19, 2009, and appeared as a student reporter in My Name is Khan.

Death anniversaries on 13th June:

Mehdi Hassan Khan ( July 18, 1933 – June 13, 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. He is famously known as the “King of ghazal”, and was highly regarded in the Pakistan film industry. He was honored with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan ( February 13, 1905 – June 13, 1990) (née Sheila Irene Pant), DPhil, NI, was one of the leading woman figure in Pakistan Movement, along with her husband Liaquat Ali Khan, and career economist, and prominent stateswoman from the start of the cold war till the fall and the end of the cold war.

Notable Events:

1290-Jalal’ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.
1757-Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
1918-Foundation stone was liad of Sir Kawasjee Jahangir Public Hall in Mumbai.