Detroit Indian Community - DetroitIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 11/13/1917

Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1998Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
12/17/1934Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
8/15/1872Sri Aurobindo Man Mohan Ghosh born in Calcutta. He was a renaissance yoga philosopher, freedom fighter and teacher. His 30-volume work discusses the 'superman', a metaphor for the divinely transformed individual soul. He withdrew from the world in 1910 and founded International Ashram in Pondicherry.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
8/30/1645Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.