Today in History June 13: From Aurangzeb becoming Emperor of Delhi to Piyush Goyal's Birthday, list of Important events today

Publish Date: 12 Jun, 2022 Author: Saumya Jaiswar

This Day in History: According to the Gregorian calendar, June 13 is the 164st day of the year and the 165nd day of a leap year.

On this day let’s see some important events and anniversaries. We have compiled a list of some monumental events that happened all around the world on 13 June as well as the birthdays of famous people.

 

Major Events Happened on this Day

 

Born on this day in 1964, Piyush Goyal is an Indian politician having portfolios such as Minister of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra, he is also the current Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.

Fighting for rights of our farmers within an hour of landing @WTO, Geneva at the G33 Ministerial Meeting.

Discussed prospects of a permanent solution to public stockholding for food security with DG @NOIweala and my counterparts from the developing & least developed nations. pic.twitter.com/sQRQs6v6tY

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) June 12, 2022

 

On this day in 1420, Jalaluddin Firoz Shah was captured in Delhi. Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler of the Turkic origin of the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq. 

1960s :: Tomb of Firoz Shah Tughlaq , Jaunpur pic.twitter.com/3wNXRugRue

— indianhistorypics (@IndiaHistorypic) August 24, 2021

 

On this day in 1997, A fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema in Delhi, killing 59 people and injuring over 50. The fire started on Friday, 13 June 1997 at Uphaar Cinema in Green Park, Delhi during the three o'clock screening of the movie Border. Fifty-nine people were trapped inside and died of asphyxiation, while 103 were seriously injured in the resulting stampede (suffocation).

Delhi : Uphaar Cinema tragedy anniversary being observed pic.twitter.com/CPmldtrDjv

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2014

 

On this day in 1659, Aurangzeb was declared the Emperor of Delhi. Aurangzeb Alamgir was the sixth Mughal Emperor and in his tenure of 49 years, he ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent.

Corridor of Shalimar Bagh of Delhi.
This is the site, where Aurangzeb declared himself the Emperor of India & marched towards Red Fort. pic.twitter.com/4kXHArDCDC

— Lab of Eroticism and Love (@laboferoticism) January 18, 2017

 

On this day in 2000, South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in a summit that marked the first meeting between heads of the two countries, helping earn Kim Dae-Jung the Nobel Peace Prize.

The North Korean version of the historic June 2000 meeting between the North and South Korean presidents. Notice the DPRK didn't mention the names of the men. One thing that was included clearly was Dokdo. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표 #Dokdo pic.twitter.com/W83Lwg1pAV

— Korea Stamp Society (KSS) (@KoreaStampSoc) February 15, 2022