Quick glance of 13 April in the pages of History

April 13: Here are the major events that occurred on 13 April….

• 13 April, 1668: John Dryden (36) appointed first English poet laureate by Charles II
• 13 April, 1699: The Khalsa Panth was formed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji and thus, Baisakhi in Sikhism is celebrated to remember the same.
• 13 April, 1796:The first elephant in America was taken from India.

• 13 April, 1912: Royal Flying Corps forms (later Royal Air Force)
• 13 April, 1913: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on this day, when Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1,200 other people.

• 13 April, 1939: The Hindustani Lal Sena (Indian Red Army) was formed.
• 13 April, 1973: Balraj Sahni, one of the finest actors to have graced the Hindi film screen, was born Yudhisthir Sahni on this day in Rawalpindi (now part of Pakistan) to a Punjabi family.
• 13 April, 1984: India beat Pakistan by 58 runs to win 1st Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah

• 13 April, 2004: Brian Lara played historic innings of 400 runs against England.
• 13 April, 2005: India’s great chess player Vishwanathan Anand became the World Chess Champion for the fourth time.