By Historic Royal Palaces As per information given on hrp.org.ukCatherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England. When she became queen after her marriage to Henry, she was 16-17 years old. Whereas Henry was about 30 years older than him. The marriage took place in 1540. Was declared Queen of Hampton Court Palace. Only a year later, Catherine met her old lover and the closeness between the two started growing. When King Henry got the news of this affair, he sentenced both of them to death.
When did Delhi become the capital of India?
The date of 13th February is very special for India also. This is the same day when 95 years ago, in 1931, Delhi was declared the capital of India. Even before India’s independence. Then Viceroy of India Lord Irwin had made this announcement. Before this, the capital of India used to be Calcutta (now Kolkata).
What happened on 13 February in world history?
| Year | Event |
| 1542 | Catherine Howard, Queen of England, was sentenced to death. |
| 1601 | John Lancaster led the East India Company’s first voyage to London. |
| 1688 | Spain accepted Portugal as a separate country. |
| 1689 | William and Mary were declared joint rulers of England. |
| 1795 | America’s first state university opened in North Carolina. |
| 1966 | The Soviet Union conducted a nuclear test in eastern Kazakhstan. |
Importance of 13th February in the history of India
| Year | Event |
| 1931 | Delhi became the capital of India |
| 1984 | Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi launches Mazagon Dock for Navy in Mumbai |
| 2003 | Yash Chopra received Dadasaheb Phalke Award |
| 2004 | The Indian team won the gold medal in the 10th Asian Shooting Championship in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 2010 | Bomb blast near German Bakery in Pune |
Who is born on 13th February?
- 1849- Birth of Lord Randolph Churchill, English politician and father of Winston Churchill.
- In 1879- Birth of Sarojini Naidu. She was not only the first woman Governor of India (of present-day Uttar Pradesh), but was also a popular and distinguished poet.
- 1910- Birth of American physicist, inventor and Nobel laureate William Shockley.
- In 1911- Birth of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. He was a Pakistani Urdu poet, poet, writer, editor and journalist, born in Sialkot (Punjab province).
- In 1873- Birth of Fyodor Shalyapin, the most popular Russian opera singer of the 20th century.
Sarojini Naidu Birthday: Some lines about Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad. His father Aghornath Chattopadhyay was a Bengali Brahmin and the principal of Nizam College, Hyderabad. Sarojini Naidu was educated in Madras, London and Cambridge. Indian National Congress website As per the information given on inc.inWhen she was in England, she was attracted to the Congress movements in the fight for India’s independence from the British. Became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and also a key part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement. During this period, the British arrested him several times and put him in jail.
Talking about Sarojini Naidu’s political career, she was made the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925. Later he was made the Governor of United Province (today’s Uttar Pradesh). Sarojini Naidu is also well remembered as a poet. She was awarded titles like ‘Nightingale of India’, ‘Bharat Kokila’. Sarojini Naidu’s poems ranged from children’s, patriotism, love and tragedy. One of his most famous poems is ‘Hyderabad Ke Bazaron Mein’, published in 1912. Sarojini Naidu died on 2 March 1949 at Raj Bhavan, Lucknow.
