On This Day: 13 February

13 February in Indian history

• 2011For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.India
• 2010A terrorist bombing at a bakery popular among foreigners in Pune, India, killed 17 people and injured 60 others.India
• 1931The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.India

13 February in world history

• 2017Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• 2012The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.
• 2007Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
• 2004The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
• 2001A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits El Salvador, killing at least 315.
• 1991Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.
• 1987Federal agents began to issue indictments against county-level supervisors in Mississippi after Operation Pretense exposed massive corruption in the state's local governments.
• 1981Explosions caused by the ignition of hexane vapors destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
• 1975Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
• 1960African-American college students staged the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of a nonviolent direct-action campaign to end racial segregation in the U.S.
• 1945World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.
• 1935A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
• 1849The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.
• 1755Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into two: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
• 1692Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.

Born on 13 February

• 1985Somdev Devvarman, Indian tennis playerIndia
• 1923Michael Anthony Bilandic, American soldier, judge, and politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (died 2002)
• 1892Robert H. Jackson, American politician, 57th United States Attorney General, Nuremberg prosecutor, and Supreme Court justice (died 1954)
• 1879Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (died 1949)India
• 1835Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader (died 1908)India
• 1815Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, editor, poet and critic (died 1857)

Died on 13 February

• 2016O. N. V. Kurup, Indian poet and academic (born 1931)India
• 2014Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939)India
• 2012Daniel C. Gerould, American playwright and academic (born 1928)
• 1883Richard Wagner, German composer (born 1813)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 13 February in history?

2017: Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2012: The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre. 2011: For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855. 2010: A terrorist bombing at a bakery popular among foreigners in Pune, India, killed 17 people and injured 60 others.

What happened on 13 February in Indian history?

2011: For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855. 2010: A terrorist bombing at a bakery popular among foreigners in Pune, India, killed 17 people and injured 60 others. 1931: The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.

Which famous people were born on 13 February?

Somdev Devvarman, Indian tennis player (1985); Michael Anthony Bilandic, American soldier, judge, and politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (died 2002) (1923); Robert H. Jackson, American politician, 57th United States Attorney General, Nuremberg prosecutor, and Supreme Court justice (died 1954) (1892); Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (died 1949) (1879).

Which day is observed on 13 February?

World Radio Day & National Women's Day; Black Love Day (United States); Children's Day (Myanmar); World Radio Day.