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Historical Event on 2/13/1970
Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/2/1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 10/6/1992 | Z. R. Ansari, former central minister, died. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 3/29/1849 | Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar. |
| 1/10/1987 | Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh. |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 3/6/1995 | Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died. |
| 12/25/1926 | Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"". |
| 8/3/1930 | Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur. |
| 1/1/1986 | Fourth Pay Commission implemented. |
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