November, 13th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 13, 2002:
The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.

Tuesday 13, 2001:
War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.

Sunday 13, 1994:
Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum.

Tuesday 13, 1990:
The first known World Wide Web page is written.

Wednesday 13, 1985:
Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.

Saturday 13, 1982:
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

Friday 13, 1981:
The first Friday the 13th event held by motorcyclists in Port Dover, Ontario, Canada.

Wednesday 13, 1974:
PLO leader Yasser Arafat gives a landmark address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Friday 13, 1970:
1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night (this is regarded as the 20th century's worst natural disaster).

Thursday 13, 1969:
Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, DC stage a symbolic "March Against Death."

Saturday 13, 1965:
The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.

Monday 13, 1961:
Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny succeeds Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shelepin as head of the KGB.

Sunday 13, 1960:
1960 - A fire at a movie theater in Amude Syria kills 152 people.

Saturday 13, 1954:
Great Britain defeated France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.

Monday 13, 1950:
General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud is assasinated in Caracas.

Friday 13, 1942:
Aviators from the USS Enterprise sink the Japanese heavy cruiser BB- Hiei.

Thursday 13, 1941:
World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U 81, she sinks on November 14.

Wednesday 13, 1940:
The animated feature-length film Fantasia is released.

Monday 13, 1916:
Prime Minister of Australia William Morris Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.

Saturday 13, 1909:
Ballinger-Pinchot scandal begins: Collier's magazine accuses US Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger of questionable dealings in Alaskan coal fields.

Friday 13, 1908:
Andrew Fisher becomes the 5th Prime Minister of Australia.

Sunday 13, 1887:
Bloody Sunday clashes in central London

Thursday 13, 1851:
The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington.

Saturday 13, 1841:
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnosis.

Wednesday 13, 1805:
Johann Georg Lehner invents the hot dog.

Monday 13, 1775:
American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal defended by British Kingdom of Great Britain General Guy Carleton. Allen and his troups were disorganised and soundly defeated.

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People born on November 13

1982:
Koda Kumi, Japanese singer (b: November 13, 1982) (Biography of Koda Kumi)

1979:
Ron Artest, American basketball player (b: November 13, 1979) (Biography of Ron Artest)

1977:
Chanel Cole, Australian singer (b: November 13, 1977) (Biography of Chanel Cole)

1972:
Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (b: November 13, 1972) (Biography of Takuya Kimura)

1968:
Pat Hentgen, baseball player (b: November 13, 1968) (Biography of Pat Hentgen)

1963:
Vinny Testaverde, American football player (b: November 13, 1963) (Biography of Vinny Testaverde)

1955:
Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer (b: November 13, 1955) (Biography of Whoopi Goldberg)

1947:
Joe Mantegna, American actor (b: November 13, 1947) (Biography of Joe Mantegna)

1942:
John Hammond, American musician (b: November 13, 1942 ; d: July 10, 1987) (Biography of John Hammond)

1941:
Mel Stottlemyre, baseball player and coach (b: November 13, 1941) (Biography of Mel Stottlemyre)

1938:
Jean Seberg, American actress (b: November 13, 1938 ; d: September 8, 1979) (Biography of Jean Seberg)

1935:
Tom Atkins, American actor (b: November 13, 1935) (Biography of Tom Atkins (actor))
George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (b: November 13, 1935) (Biography of George Carey)

1934:
Garry Marshall, American producer, director, writer, and actor (b: November 13, 1934) (Biography of Garry Marshall)

1933:
Adrienne Corri, actress (b: November 13, 1933) (Biography of Adrienne Corri)

1924:
Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (b: November 13, 1924 ; d: November 13, 1994) (Biography of Motoo Kimura)
Linda Christian, Mexican-born film actress (b: November 13, 1924) (Biography of Linda Christian)

1922:
Oskar Werner, Austrian actor (b: November 13, 1922) (Biography of Oskar Werner)
Jack Narz, American game show host (b: November 13, 1922) (Biography of Jack Narz)

1918:
Jack Elam, American actor (b: November 13, 1918 ; d: October 20, 2003) (Biography of Jack Elam)

1914:
Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director (b: November 13, 1914 ; d: July 3, 2005) (Biography of Alberto Lattuada)

1913:
Alexander Scourby, American actor (b: November 13, 1913 ; d: February 22, 1985) (Biography of Alexander Scourby)

1908:
Hermione Baddeley, English actress (b: November 13, 1908) (Biography of Hermione Baddeley)

1886:
Mary Wigman, dancer and choreographer (b: November 13, 1886) (Biography of Mary Wigman)

1856:
Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b: November 13, 1856) (Biography of Louis Brandeis)

1850:
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (b: November 13, 1850 ; d: December 3, 1894) (Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson)

1848:
Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b: November 13, 1848 ; d: June 26, 1922) (Biography of Albert I, Prince of Monaco)

1838:
Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (b: November 13, 1838 ; d: November 19, 1918) (Biography of Joseph Fielding Smith (1838-1918))

1833:
Edwin Booth, English-born actor (b: November 13, 1833) (Biography of Edwin Booth)

1826:
Charles Frederick Worth, English-born couturier (b: November 13, 1826 ; d: March 10, 1895) (Biography of Charles Frederick Worth)

1768:
Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor (b: November 13, 1768) (Biography of Bertel Thorvaldsen)

1761:
John Moore, British general (b: November 13, 1761 ; d: January 16, 1809) (Biography of John Moore (British soldier))

1760:
Jiaqing, Emperor of China (b: November 13, 1760 ; d: September 2, 1820) (Biography of Jiaqing)

1714:
William Shenstone, English poet (b: November 13, 1714 ; d: February 11, 1763) (Biography of William Shenstone)

1504:
Philipp I of Hesse (b: November 13, 1504 ; d: March 31, 1567) (Biography of Philipp I of Hesse)

1486:
Johann Eck, German theologian (b: November 13, 1486) (Biography of Johann Eck)

1312:
King Edward III of England (b: November 13, 1312 ; d: June 21, 1377) (Biography of Edward III of England)

354:
Saint Augustine of Hippo, North African theologian (b: November 13, 354 ; d: August 28, 430) (Biography of Augustine of Hippo)

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