Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In December - 13
Saturday, 23 November 2024
1978 On this day in history susan B Anthony dollar, first US coin to honor a woman, issued 
1979 On this day in history jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66
1981 Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists on this day in history.
1982 On December - 13 north Yemen earthquake in Yemen killing 2,800 people
1983 Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's first female governor on December - 13.
1984 On this day in history artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers first stroke
1988 On this day in history arafat addresses UN in Geneva
1989 On this day in history forced repatriation of Vietnamese in Hong Kong
1990 President De Klerk of S Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid on this day in history.
1990 On December - 13 the United Nations launch an aid appeal, when new famine threatens Ethiopia
1991 On December - 13 both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconciliation
1991 On December - 13 new York assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud
1993 Hubble Space Telescope repaired on this day in history.
1998 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 on this day in history.
2005 A 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks South Asia on December - 13.
2005 On this day in history birth of Prince Aymeric of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium
2005 On December - 13 birth of Prince Nicolas of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium
2005 On this day in history mass race riots in Sydney, Australia, involving up to 5,00 youths.
2006 On December - 13 the Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct.
2006 U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) suffers a stroke during a radio interview on this day in history.
2007 Entry into force of the revised version of the European Patent Convention (EPC), known as the EPC 2000 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2012 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
2017 Prehistoric bones of a penguin as tall as a human (1.77m) found on Otago beach, New Zealand, reported in "Nature Communications" on this day in history.
2017 On December - 13 prime Minister Theresa May 's UK Conservative government loses key vote in Parliament for an amendment to allow MPs to vote on Brexit
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 December - 13 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 December - 13 cease-fire in port city of Hudaydah, Yemen, by Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition announced by the UN
2018 On this day in history passenger train collides with maintenance locomotive in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 9 and injuring 47