What Happened Today in History?
Find out what happened on 13th April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 13th April.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Najma Heptulla is vice president of BJP an Indian politician and was a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan from July 2004 to July 2010.
- Alyssa Mendonsa (born 13 April 1990) in Delhi is an upcoming playback singer who has made her debut as a singer in the film Karthik Calling Karthik in which she sang Uff Teri Adaa.
- Aanchal Munjal (born April 17, 1998) is an Indian film and television actress best known for her role as Aleya, in the Bollywood movie, We Are Family (2010), which she followed up with Prakash Jha’s political-drama film, Aarakshan (2011).
- Satish Kaushik is an Indian film director, producer and actor in Hindi films and theatre. As a film actor he is most remembered for his role as ‘Calendar’ and Mr. India, and as ‘Chanu Ahmed’ in Sarah Gavron’s British film Brick Lane (2007).
Death anniversaries on 13th April:
- Balraj Sahni -(1 May 1913 – 13 April 1973), born Yudhishthir Sahni, was a famous Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan.
- Babu Gulabrai– (January 17, 1888 – April 13, 1963) (pen name: Gulabrai MA) was one of the greatest literary figures of modern Hindi literature.
- Kedamangalam Sadanandan– (1926 – 13 April 2008) was a Kadhaprasangam artist, film actor, screenwriter and lyricist from Kerala.
- Dhulipala Seetharaman Sastry- (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), popularly known as Dhulipala is a veteran Telugu film and Stage Actor of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Notable Events:
- 1699 – 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Govindsingh started Khalsa tradition among Sikhs (on Baisakhi Day).
- 1919 – Jallianwala bagh massacre, wherein the entrance was blocked by an armoured vehicle and assembled people were fired upon took place in Amritsar, India.
- 1947 – Diplomatic relations between Russia and India established.
- 1999 – D. Sripada Rao, former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly shot dead by Naxalites.