Today In History: What Happened On Dec 13?

★Republic Day of Malta, ★National Horse Day, ★National Ice Cream Day, ★1835: Birth of Indian astronomer Pathani Samanta, ★1960: Birth of film actor Venkatesh, ★1986: Death of top Hindi actress Smita Patil, ★1988: Birth of actress Regina Cassandra, and ★2001: Day when terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament.