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Historical Event on 5/13/1648

Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
12/31/1956Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80.
8/22/1993Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.
4/23/1955Political Committee of Asian-African Conference at Bandung adopted an Indian resolution calling for a ban on atomic weapons.