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Historical Event on 5/13/1905
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 5/9/1995 | Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt. |
| 8/3/1930 | Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur. |
| 9/25/1997 | India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi. |
| 3/25/1996 | CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case. |
| 10/5/1957 | Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 10/30/1994 | Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died. |
| 5/25/1996 | DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry. |
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