On This Day — December 13

🕰️ Notable Events on December 13

• 2013 — Arapahoe High School shooting: Murder-suicide: A female student seeking the librarian is shot dead in a hallway by another student after the librarian had demoted him on the debate team. The shooter takes his own life shortly afterwards. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — A murder-suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — The 6.0 Ms North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside. Wikipedia ↗
• 1818 — Cyril VI of Constantinople resigns from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch. Wikipedia ↗
• 1769 — Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth. Wikipedia ↗
• 1758 — The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1643 — English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1642 — Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand. Wikipedia ↗
• 1636 — The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1577 — Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1545 — Council of Trent begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1294 — Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. Wikipedia ↗
• 902 — Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on December 13

• 1991 — Sénah Mango, Togolese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ben Ridge, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rickie Fowler, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Olly Lancashire, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — James Tamou, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Mathieu Gnanligo, Beninese sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Michael Bumpus, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Alby Mathewson, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Santi Cazorla, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Finnish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Matt Deis, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ayumi Kinoshita, Japanese actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tuka Rocha, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Koutaro Tanaka, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dominik Werling, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Patrik Antonius, Finnish tennis player, coach, and poker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ryan France, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Danil Haustov, Estonian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Matjaž Smodiš, Slovenian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Luke Steele, Australian singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kaspars Kambala, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — B.J. Penn, American mixed martial artist and wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sascha Kindred, German-English swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Josh Fogg, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Søren Friis, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Rama Yade, Senegalese-French politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Bates Battaglia, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Tom DeLonge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Kostas Kiassos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Bahar Mert, Turkish volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Sara Cox, English broadcaster (television presenter and disc jockey) Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Chris Grant, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — James Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, son of Rupert Murdoch Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Naomi Long, Northern Irish engineer and politician, 54th Lord Mayor of Belfast Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Scott Sattler, Australian rugby league player and sporstcaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Leanne Wood, Welsh academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tonja Buford-Bailey, American hurdler and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Eoin Jess, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jamie Foxx, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Bo Pelini, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Mike Tirico, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Roger Ilegems, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jamie Raskin, American lawyer, academic, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Rex Ryan, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Rob Ryan, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Gary Zimmerman, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Irene Sáez, Venezuelan model and politician, Governor of Nueva Esparta Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Richard Dent, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Heino Enden, Estonian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Staffan William-Olsson, Swedish guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Steve Buscemi, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Eric Marienthal, American saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dale Berra, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Phil Hubbard, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Joseph Mahmoud, Moroccan-French runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — John Anderson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Harsh Vardhan, Indian otolaryngologist and politician, Indian Minister of Science and Technology Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Berton Averre, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jim Davidson, English comedian, actor, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Thomas Kurzhals, German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Junkyard Dog, American football player and wrestler (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Francome, English jockey and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Larry Kenon, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jean Rouaud, French author Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Linda Bellos, English businesswoman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Wendie Malick, American actress, model and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Julia Slingo, English meteorologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tom Vilsack, American lawyer and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Robert Lindsay, English actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — R. A. MacAvoy, American computer programmer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Randy Owen, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Tom Verlaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jeff Baxter, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Lillian Board, South African-English sprinter (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Brian Wilson, Scottish journalist and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Hwang Jang-lee, Japanese-South Korean martial artist and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball and basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Howard Brenton, English playwright and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Anna Eshoo, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — John Davidson, American actor and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Sanjaya Lall, Indian economist and academic (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Tom Shaw, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Rob Houwer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Aga Khan IV, Swiss-English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — J. C. Martin, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Joe Christopher, Virgin Islander baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Kenneth Hall, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Türkan Saylan, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Arthur Summons, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Antoinette Rodez Schiesler, American chemist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Robert Prosky, American actor (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — James Wright, American poet and academic (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Carl Erskine, American major-league baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — George Rhoden, Jamaican runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Terence Beckett, English businessman (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Edward Bede Clancy, Australian cardinal (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Turgut Demirağ, Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Bill Vukovich, Serbian-American racing driver (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — B. J. Vorster, South African lawyer and politician, 4th State President of South Africa (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Alan Bullock, English historian and author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Larry Noble, English comedian and actor (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Arnold Brown, English-Canadian missionary, 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Laurens van der Post, South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Ella Baker, American activist (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek philosopher and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Talcott Parsons, American sociologist and academic (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Olev Roomet, Estonian singer, violinist, and bagpipe player (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Jonel Perlea, Romanian-American conductor and educator (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Albert Aalbers, Dutch architect, designed the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Drew Pearson, American journalist and author (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — George Pólya, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Annie Dale Biddle Andrews, American mathematician (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor, director, and playwright (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
• 1874 — Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and author (d. 1917) Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Emil Seidel, American woodcarver and politician, 36th Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (d. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
• 1854 — Herman Bavinck, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and academic (d. 1921) Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Franz von Lenbach, German painter and academic (d. 1904) Wikipedia ↗

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