THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Have regular hours for work and play, make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well."
--Louisa May Alcott.
Events that took place on this day in history 13 September
*In 1500,
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. In 1500 Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal.
*In 1948,
Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad "police action" in September 1948, by the then newly independent Dominion of India against Hyderabad State.It was a military operation in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the Nizam-ruled princely state, annexing it into the Indian Union.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 13 September
*In 1932,
Prabha Atre is an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana. Dr. Prabha Atre holds the world record to have released 11 books. She released 11 books on music in Hindi and English at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 18 April 2016.
*In 1933,
Mahant Swami Maharaj is the present guru and president of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a Hindu denomination.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 13 September
*In 1929,
Jatindra Nath Das breathed his last in 1929 following a 63-day-long fast fighting for the rights of political prisoners at the young age of 25 years. Bhagat Singh and other imprisoned freedom fighters also undertook this hunger strike at the Lahore Central Jail. Jatindra Das had to face several atrocities and hardships done by the British authorities. These atrocities led to damaging of his lungs, and paralysis began to spread to his body parts. Still he continued his hunger strike.
*In 1995,
Seetharam Koosayya Amin (6 June 1917 – 13 September 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He was the ex- vice president of the District Congress Committee, and was elected to Karnataka state legislative assembly (Karnataka legislature) from the Udupi constituency in 1967.