13th Jan – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 13th of January 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 occur 13th of January

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC, Hero of the Soviet Union, (born January 13, 1949) is a former Indian Air Force test pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of the Intercosmos program. Sharma was the first Indian to travel in space. Sharma was born in 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India in a Hindu gaur Brahmin family and was schooled at St. George’s Grammar School (Hyderabad).
Shivkumar Sharma (born January 13, 1938, Jammu, India) is an Indian Santoor player. The Santoor is a folk instrument from Kashmir and Jammu. Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit. Born in Jammu to the singer Uma Dutt Sharma. His mother tongue is Dogri. In a 1999 interview to rediff.com, Shivkumar said that his father started teaching him vocals and tabla when he was just five.
Farah Pandith  (born on January 13, 1968 in Sopore, Jammu & Kashmir, India) is the first ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the United States Department of State. She was appointed to this position on June 23, 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and sworn in by Secretary Clinton at a ceremony at the State Department on September 15, 2009.
Satyavrat Chaturvedi (born 13 January 1950)is an Indian politician former member of the Indian National Congress party ,INC expelled him on 19 November 2018 from party for 6 years. He is a Member of the Parliament of India, representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. He is the chairman of the select committee on the Lokpal bill in Rajya sabha during the UPA II government.
Daulatram Saran  (born 13 January 1924) is a parliamentarian and popular former leader of Rajasthan in India. The Veteran leader for his belief and practice of Gandhian principles resulted in him being also known as Thar Ka Gandhi. He is former Federal Minister and a Gandhian Veteran leader.

Death Anniversaries on 13th of January

Madan Puri (1915 – 13 January 1985) was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur. He had four siblings, elder brother Chaman Singh Puri, younger brother Amrish Puri, younger brother Harish Singh Puri and younger sister Chandrakanta Mehra.
Ustad Ahmed Jan Khan “Thirakwa” was an Indian tabla player, commonly considered the preeminent soloist among tabla players of the 20th century, and among the most influential percussionists in the history of Indian Classical Music.He was known for his mastery of the fingering techniques and aesthetic values of various tabla styles, technical virtuosity, formidable stage presence, and soulful musicality. While he had command over the traditional tabla repertoire of various gharanas, he was also distinguished by the way in which he brought together these diverse compositions, his reinterpretation of traditional methods of improvisation, and his own compositions.
Malhar Sadashiv (M S) “Baburaoji” Parkhe 15 April 1912 – 13 January 1997), was an Indian industrialist from a Maharashtrian Deshastha Brahmin family. Parkhe was known to have a good study of Vedic literature. He was known to be a strong follower of Param Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj of Shivpuri, Akkalkot and believer in his teachings.
Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya M.A. (January 8, 1889 – January 13, 1982) was a multidisciplined person and financial and political scientist and historical writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1968 by Indian Government. He was born in Purini village of Kovur taluq in Nellore district in 1889 to Venkatesham and Narasamma.
Anjali Devi  (help·info) (born 24 August 1927) is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali. She hails from Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, and later settled in Chennai.

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