History News Desk!! The history of January 13 is considered important, because on this day in 1948, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi started a fast unto death to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity. In 1966, on January 13, America conducted a nuclear test in Nawada. On this day in 1978, NASA selected the first American female astronaut.
Important events of 13 January
2020 – Lahore High Court termed as ‘unconstitutional’ the special court which had sentenced former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to death after finding him guilty of grave treason. Odisha filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra passed away in Bhubaneswar. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released a draft policy on rare diseases. The main objective of this draft is to provide assistance of Rs 15 lakh to those poor people who cannot afford the treatment. The draft was named ‘Rare Diseases 2020’. 2010 – Due to the international financial crisis, Germany’s economy declined by 5% during the year 2009. This is the biggest decline since World War II. 2009 – Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah was made the President of National Conference. 2008 – Tea manufacturing company Marvel Tea received an order for the manufacturing of one lakh kilograms of tea from the United Arab Emirates. 11 people dead after military plane crashes in Macedonia. 2007 – The 37th session of the United Nations begins in New York to eliminate discrimination against women. 2006 – Britain refused to launch a military attack on Iran over its nuclear program. 2002 – India described Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s message as positive, Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji reached India on a 6-day visit. 1999 – Nur Sultan Nazarbayev was re-elected President of Kazakhstan. 1995 – Belarus became the 24th member country of NATO. 1993 – The US and its allies launched airstrikes on Iraq to enforce a no-fly zone in southern Iraq. 1988 – Chinese President Ching Chiang Kumo passed away. 1948- Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi started a fast unto death to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity. 1910 – The world’s first public radio broadcast began in New York City. 1889- The youth of Assam started publishing their literary magazine ‘Jonaki’. 1849 – The famous Battle of Chillianwala begins during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. 1842 – Dr. William Bryden, an officer of the British East India Company’s army, was the only British member to survive the ‘Anglo-Afghan War’. 1818- Rana of Udaipur made a treaty with the British for the protection of Mewar. 1709- Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah I defeated his third brother Kambaksh in Hyderabad in a power struggle. 1607 – The ‘Bank of Geneva’ collapsed after the declaration of national bankruptcy in Spain.
people born on january 13
1978- Ashmit Patel, Indian actor. 1978 – Major Mohit Sharma – was an Indian Army officer, who was posthumously awarded ‘Ashoka Chakra’. 1949 – Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian and one of the 138 astronauts. 1939 – Vajubhai Vala – a well-known politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 1938 – Shivkumar Sharma – was a famous Indian Santoor player. 1928 – Manmohan Suri – Indian mechanical engineer and director of the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur. 1926- Shakti Samant, famous film producer and director. 1919 – Marri Chenna Reddy – was the former Governor of Uttar Pradesh. 1913 – C. Achyuta Menon – Communist Party of India politician and former Chief Minister of Kerala. 1911- Shamsher Bahadur Singh, Hindi poet. 1896 – Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre – India’s famous Kannada poet and litterateur. 1876 - Badlu Singh – was a Risaldar in the 29th Lancers Regiment of the Indian Army.
Died on January 13
2020 – Manmohan Mahapatra – was a famous film producer-director of Oriya films. 2018 – Amrit Tiwari – was an Indian dentist. 2018 – Saraswati Rajamani – was India’s youngest female spy. 1976 – Ahmed Jan Thirakwa – India’s famous tabla player. 1964 – Shaukh Bahraichi – Famous poet. 1921 – R.N. Madholkar – was an Indian politician who served as the President of the Indian National Congress for a period.
