Historical Events on March 13.

1. 1781, 13th March: William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

2. 1897, 13th March: Establishment of the University of San Diego.

3. 1910, 13th March: Vinayak Savarkar got arrested on his way to London from Paris.

4. 1940, 13th March: Udham Singh assassinated Punjab Governor Michael O’Dwyer.

5. 1997, 13th March: Sister Nirmala was chosen to succeed Mother Teresa.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 13.

1. 1899: Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State.

2. 1980: Varun Gandhi, an Indian politician.

3. 1978: Kalvakuntla Kavitha, the first woman parliamentarian from Telangana.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 13.

1. 1901: Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States.

2. 1914: Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, first caliph and leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. 

3. 1958: Vallathol Narayana Menon, a poet in the Malayalam language.

4. 1996: Emilie Schenkl, the wife of Subhas Chandra Bose.

5. 2004: Ustad Vilayat Khan, an Indian classical sitar player. 

13-March-1857

Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.

13-March-1878

The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.

13-March-1915

Keshao Govind Jodh, social reformer, politician and lawyer, was born in Yevada, Maharashtra.

13-March-1938

Hitler merged Austria in Germany.

13-March-1940

Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.

13-March-1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.

13-March-1958

Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet, literateur and writer,died at the age of 80.

13-March-1963

Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.

13-March-1971

Fifth General Election of India ends.

13-March-1978

Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.

13-March-1989

The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.

13-March-1991

President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.

13-March-1992

K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.

13-March-1992

Indumati Ramkrishna Shevde, famous writer, critic and painter, passed away.

13-March-1996

Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.

13-March-1997

Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.

13-March-1997

H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.

13-March-2000

Parliament approves TRAI Bill seeking to bifurcate it into a Tribunal and a Regulator, with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure by a voice vote.