Historical Events In December - 13

1978  Susan B Anthony dollar, first US coin to honor a woman, issued on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66   

1981  On December - 13 polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists   

1982  North Yemen earthquake in Yemen killing 2,800 people on December - 13.   

1983  Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's first female governor on December - 13.   

1984  On December - 13 artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers first stroke   

1988  Arafat addresses UN in Geneva on December - 13.   

1989  On this day in history forced repatriation of Vietnamese in Hong Kong   

1990  On December - 13 president De Klerk of S Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid   

1990  The United Nations launch an aid appeal, when new famine threatens Ethiopia on this day in history.   

1991  Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconciliation on December - 13.   

1991  On this day in history new York assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud   

1993  Hubble Space Telescope repaired on this day in history.   

1998  On December - 13 ottawa Central Railway, a subsidiary of RailLink's Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the CN Beachburg subdivision between Ottawa and Pembroke, ON as well as the Walkley line in Ottawa. The Ottawa Central also received running rights over the Alexandria subdivision between Ottawa and Coteau.   

2005  On December - 13 a 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks South Asia.   

2005  Birth of Prince Aymeric of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium on this day in history.   

2005  Birth of Prince Nicolas of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium on this day in history.   

2005  Mass race riots in Sydney, Australia, involving up to 5,00 youths on December - 13.   

2006  On this day in history the Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct.   

2006  U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) suffers a stroke during a radio interview on December - 13.   

2007  Entry into force of the revised version of the European Patent Convention (EPC), known as the EPC 2000 on December - 13.   

2007  On this day in history european leaders sign the Treaty of Lisbon in Lisbon.   

2007  Former US Senator George J. Mitchell publicly releases a report accusing 88 retired and active Major League Baseball players of anabolic steroid use on December - 13.   

2012  On December - 13 a car bombing in Qatana, outside Damascus, kills 16 people and injures 12   

2014  On this day in history divisions emerge between rich and poor nations at the UN climate change talks in Peru   

2017  Scientists begin checking interstellar asteroid Oumuamua for signs of alien technology through radio signals on December - 13.   

2017  On December - 13 prehistoric bones of a penguin as tall as a human (1.77m) found on Otago beach, New Zealand, reported in "Nature Communications"   

2017  Prime Minister Theresa May 's UK Conservative government loses key vote in Parliament for an amendment to allow MPs to vote on Brexit on December - 13.   

2017  On this day in history democratic Republic of Congo jails for life 11 militiamen for raping 40 children, including a local MP   

2017  On this day in history salma Hayek accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and threatening to kill her   

2017  On December - 13 online dictionery Merriam-Webster's most searched word of the year is Feminism   

2018  Actress Eliza Dushku revealed received $9.5 million settlement from CBS after sexual harassment on set of "Bull" from actor Michael Weatherley on December - 13.   

2018  On this day in history cease-fire in port city of Hudaydah, Yemen, by Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition announced by the UN   

2018  Passenger train collides with maintenance locomotive in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 9 and injuring 47 on December - 13.   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.   

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

1404  On this day in history albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)