ON 13 OCTOBER IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on October 13, 2019
1911: Birth of Ashok Kumar, Indian actor who died on December 10, 2001)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006369/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashok_Kumar
1911: Death of Sister Nivedita, social worker from Irish origine, born on October 28, 1867
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Nivedita
http://alchetron.com/Sister-Nivedita-1219173-W
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/13th-october-1911-sister-nivedita-social-worker-passed-away
1924: Birth of Moturu Udayam, Indian woman’s activist who died on March 31, 2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moturu_Udayam
1929: After the collapse of central authority under Amanullah, Nadir Khan united a variety of tribal factions to reclaim Kabul and subsequently name himself king, or Nadir Shah
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03068373008725118?journalCode=raaf19
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/king%20nadir.htm
1936 : Birth of Chitti Babu, renowned Veena player, who died on February 9, 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitti_Babu_(musician)
http://www.veenachittibabu.org/
1946: In the British India the Muslim League agrees to take part to the cabinet
1948: Birth of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and singer who died on August 16, 1997
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-6756.php
1987: Death of Kishore Kuma, Indian singer, born on August 4, 1929
http://chandrakantha.com/biodata/kishore_kumar.html
2006: Bangladeshi Muhammad Yunus is awarded Peace Nobel Prize
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/press.html
2011: Bhutan king Jigme Wangchuk marries commoner Jetsun Pema
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15285121
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhavpW4NlI
2015 : Amid mounting pressure on Nepal’s government over dwindling supplies of goods from India due to the ongoing violent agitation over the new Constitution, China reopened its border with Nepal in Tibet which Chinese officials say will see “explosive growth” in trade
https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/chine-reopens-trade-route-with-nepal-amid-mounting-pressure-over-dwindling-supplies-of-goods-from-india
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/china-reopens-border-with-nepal-for-supplies/145758.html
2016: The Maldives has withdrawn from the Commonwealth, accusing it of interfering in domestic affairs and “unfair and unjust” treatment
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37647310