History of June 13: What all happened on this day?

Following are some of the historical events that happened on this day which you need to know.


Bollywood Actress Disha Patani Born

Born on 13 June 1992 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Disha Patani is an Indian actress, she started her acting career in Telugu films and made her debut in Bollywood biopic M.S Dhoni. She also starred in a Chinese action-comedy Kung Fu Yoga in 2017, which ranked one of the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time.

Indian Politician Piyush Goyal born

Born on June 13, 1964 in Delhi, Piyush Goyal is an Indian politician associated with the political party heading the government, BJP. He is currently serving as the Railway and Commerce Ministry of India. In 2018, Goyal was awarded the Carnot Prize for his contribution to energy policy.

Indian Politician E. M. S. Namboodiripad born

Born on June 13, 1909, in Perintalmanna, Kerala, Namboodiripad was a very well-known Communist politician and theorist. In 1964, he separated the fraction of the party and was named as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M).

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323 Alexandra the Great died

On June, 13, 323 Alexandra the Great who expanded his empire to the stretches died in Babylon which is now known as Iran. He died at the age of 33.

1381 Peasant marched into London

On June 13, 1381, the peasant revolution reached London. A mob of peasants led by Wat Tyler marched into London thus began the destruction and burning of the city. During the uprising, many government buildings were destroyed and prisoners were released from the jails and many people were beheaded including a judge.

Meriwether Lewis reaches the Great falls

On June 13, 1805, Meriwether Lewis along with four others reached the Great Falls of the Missouri River by which they decided that the expedition was going in the right direction.

1983 Pioneer 10 departed solar system

On June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 which was the world’s first outer-planetary probe leaves the solar system.

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