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Today In History?
Find out what happened on the 13th of August 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 August
Sridevi, born as Shree Amma Iyenger on 13 August 1963, is an Indian actress who has worked in Telugu,Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and a few Kannada films. Starting to act at the age of four, she made her debut as an adult in the late 1970s.
Yogeeta Bali Chakraborty (born 13 August 1952) is a former Hindi film actress. Bali was active in films in the early 1970s till 1985. Bali was born in Mumbai, India. She is the niece of Bollywood actress Geeta Bali, Shammi Kapoor’s first wife.
Vyjayanthimala Bali (born on August 13, 1936), also known by the mononym Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian. Vyjayanthimala was one the biggest Bollywood stars in a career lasting almost two decades.
Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, also known as Prince Rama Varma, is a South Indian classical musician, a performing vocalist, veena player and writer. Prince Rama Varma is a member of the Travancore Royal Family, the erstwhile rulers of Travancore State.
Diandra Soares is an Indian model, anchor and actress who stars in Bollywood films. Soares was born on August 13, 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. After being crowned the winner of the Miss Bombay beauty contest in 1995, Soares pursued a modeling career.
Death Anniversaries on 13th August
Bhikaiji Rustom Cama (24 September 1861 – 13 August 1936) was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement. Bhikhaiji Rustom Cama was born on 24 September 1861 in Bombay (now Mumbai) into a large, well-off Parsi family.
Rao Gopal Rao (14 January 1937 — 13 August 1994) was a popular Tollywood Character actor and producer and member of Rajya Sabha. Rao Gopal Rao was born in 1937 in Ganganapalli near Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
Sisir Kumar Mitra (October 24, 1890 – August 13, 1963) was an Indian physicist. He was born and raised in Calcutta. His parents were the doctor Saratkumari and the school teacher Jaykrishna.
Notable Moments:
1943 Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank.
1947 Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi’s house
1954 Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
1956 National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
1960 Marmik’ weekly magzine published