13
January

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1709 Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah I defeated his brother Kambakhsh in Hyderabad in a power struggle.
1849 The famous Battle of Chillianwala started during the Second Anglo Sikh War.
1910 Radio was broadcast for the first time. The broadcast could also be heard on a ship 20 km away in the sea.
1923 Famous film producer and director Shakti Samanta was born.
1938 Renowned santoor player Pandit Shivkumar was born.
1948 Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi started a fast unto death in Kolkata to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity.
1949 India's first astronaut Rakesh Sharma is born.
1976 Death of the famous tabla player of India Ahmed Jan Thirkwa.