History Of 13 August | On This Day In World
In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 13 August are as follows: -
➧ 1598: Henry IV, the ruler of France, issues the eminent order of Nant. On the basis of this order, Protestant Christians were given full religious freedom.
➧ 1642: Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens discovers the peak of the south pole of Mars.
➧ 1645: Denmark and Sweden sign peace agreement.
➧ 1784: Pitt's India Bill introduced in the British Parliament for administrative reforms in India.
➧ 1795: Veerangana of India Ahilyabai Holkar died.
➧ 1814: Agreement between Britain and Holland to end slave trade.
➧ 1892: American newspaper Afro American begins publication in Baltimore.
➧ 1898: The US Army, led by George Dewey, captures the Philippine capital of Manila.
➧ 1902: England beat Australia by one wicket and register a famous victory at the Oval.
➧ 1910: Florence Nightingale, the father of the modern nursing movement, died.
➧ 1913: Harry Brearley Sheffield of England invented stainless steel.
➧ 1951: Hindustan Trainer 2, the first aircraft manufactured in India, made its first flight.
➧ 1956: National Highways Bill passed in Lok Sabha.
➧ 1960: Africa becomes independent from French occupation.
➧ 1993: Peace agreement between Israel and Palestine in Washington.
➧ 1993: 114 people died after a hotel collapsed in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
➧ 1994: Historical consensus between the US and North Korea regarding nuclear disarmament in Geneva.
➧ 1999: Bangladesh government banned Aasar Maibela (My Childhood), a new book by writer Taslima Nasreen.
➧ 2008: Tata Steel, the world's leading steel company, entered into an agreement with two major companies to jointly build a steel complex in Vietnam.
➧ 2008: India successfully tested the multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) weapon system Pinak.
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