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History Of Day

Historical Events - May 13.

1880: Thomas Alva Edison tested the electric train at Menlo Park, New Jersey.

1939: The first commercial FM radio station in the United States launched.

1950: The first race of the Formula One World Championship took place at Silverstone.

1952: The first session of the Rajya Sabha of India convened.

1962: Bharat Ratna to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.

1967: Zakir Hussain became first muslim president of India.

1970: Choreographer Sitaradevi set a world record for dancing for 11 hours and 45 minutes at the Birla Matoshri Hall in Mumbai.

1995: Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without the help of Oxygen or Sherpa.

1998: India carried out two nuclear weapons tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. 

2000: A bill to restructure Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh to form Uttaranchal, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh, respectively, was approved by the Union Cabinet.

2000: Lara Dutta of India won the title of Miss Universe.

Famous Birthdays – May 13.

1857: Sir Ronald Ross, a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology.

1905: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India.

1916: Sachidananda Routray, an Indian poet, novelist, and short-story writer who wrote in Odia.

1918: Tanjore Balasaraswati, an Indian Bharatnatyam dancer.

1956: Shri Shri Ravi Shankar, an Indian spiritual leader.

1969: Asaduddin Owaisi, an Indian politician, who is the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). 

1979: Amruta Subhash, an Indian actress.

1984: Benny Dayal, an Indian playback singer.

Death Anniversaries - May 13.

1903: Apolinario Mabini, the first Prime Minister of the Philippines.

2001: R. K. Narayan, an Indian writer.

 

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