Year 1999
Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of the country for the third time.
OCTOBER 13
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13 October: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 13 October.
Observances & Special Days
International Day for Disaster Reduction
Year 2013
109 people are killed in a stampede on a bridge in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Born 1644
Sipihr Shikoh was a Mughal prince as the fourth son of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh.
Born 1877
Bhulabhai Desai, a prominent parliamentary leader. An Indian independence activist and acclaimed lawyer, he started his political career with the Home Rule League Movement. He is also known for his speech delivered over several days without any notes in defense of three INA soldiers who were under trial at the Red Fort.
Born 1900
Imtiaz Ali Taj, a famous poet of the Urdu language.
Born 1911
Ashok Kumar was an Indian film actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema.
Born 1924
Jagan Nath Kaul was the founder, president, and patron of SOS Children’s Village of India.
Born 1924
Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (d. 2002)
Born 1936
Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (d. 1996)
Born 1960
Raj Shetty founder, chairman, and Managing Worker of the Ramee Group of Companies.
Born 1967
C Vijayakumar, president, and chief executive officer of HCL Technologies.
Born 1989
Spruha Joshi, Indian television, film actress who works in the Marathi film and television industry.
Born 1990
Pooja Hegde, an Indian film actress who appears mainly in Telugu and Hindi films
Born 1995
Ahaana Krishna, Indian actress, and singer, who appears in Malayalam films and in ad films.
Died 1900
Amir Meenai, a 19th-century Indian poet.
Died 1911
Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (b. 1867)
Died 1964
Premankur Atorthy, a novelist, journalist, and film director, born in Faridpur.
Died 1987
Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (b. 1929)
Died 2004
Nirupa Roy, a famous Hindi film actress
Died 2012
Harihar Swain was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.
Died 2018
Annapurna Devi Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music (b 1927)