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Today is Friday, November 13
National Days & Fun Holidays Today
Public Holidays on November 13
- 🌍 Canterbury Anniversary Day (New Zealand)
Religious Observances on November 13
On This Day in History — November 13
- 2015 — A set of coordinated terror attacks in Paris, including multiple shootings, explosions, and a hostage crisis in the 10th and 11th arrondissements kill 130 people, seven attackers, and injured 368 others, with at...
- 2015 — WT1190F, a temporary satellite of Earth, impacts just southeast of Sri Lanka.
- 2012 — A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific
- 2011 — Mario Monti accepted to become the 54th Prime Minister of Italy with the ouster of Silvio Berlusconi, who failed to tackle Italy's debt crisis.
- 2002 — Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
- 2001 — War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts...
Notable Births on November 13
Notable Deaths on November 13
- 2016 — Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
- 2014 — María José Alvarado, Honduran model, Señorita Honduras 2014 (b. 1995)
- 2014 — Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian economist and politician, Georgian Minister of Economy (b. 1956)
- 2014 — Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (b. 1922)
- 2014 — Alexander Grothendieck, German-French mathematician and theorist (b. 1928)
- 2013 — Hans-Jürgen Heise, German author and poet (b. 1930)
Sports on November 13
- NBA: Toronto Raptors @ Philadelphia 76ers — Final
- NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Washington Wizards — Final
- NHL: Montreal Canadiens @ Boston Bruins — Final
- NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Toronto Maple Leafs — Final
- NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Ottawa Senators — Final
- NHL: Washington Capitals @ New Jersey Devils — Final
Tomorrow is Saturday, November 14
National Days & Fun Holidays Tomorrow
On This Day in History — November 14
- 2012 — Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.
- 2008 — The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
- 2003 — Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.
- 2001 — War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
- 1995 — A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.
- 1991 — American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
Notable Deaths on November 14
- 2016 — Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (b. 1955)
- 2015 — Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1934)
- 2015 — Norm Ellenberger, American basketball player and coach (b. 1932)
- 2015 — K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2015 — Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
- 2014 — Marius Barnard, South African surgeon and politician (b. 1927)
Sports on November 14
- NBA: New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers — Scheduled
- NBA: Milwaukee Bucks @ Orlando Magic — Scheduled
- College Football: Florida State Seminoles @ Pittsburgh Panthers — Scheduled
- NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Miami Heat — Scheduled
- NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls — Scheduled
- NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ New Orleans Pelicans — Scheduled