13 November
November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining.
Events
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen capture Montreal from British General Guy Carleton.
- 1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London
- 1909 - Ballinger-Pinchot scandal begins: Collier's magazine accuses US Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger of questionable dealings in Alaskan coal fields.
- 1940 - The animated feature-length film Fantasia is released.
- 1941 - World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal torpedoed by U 81, resulting in its sinking on November 14.
- 1942 - World War II: Battle of Guadalcanal - Aviators from the USS Enterprise sink the Japanese heavy cruiser BB- Hiei.
- 1961 - Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastniy succeeds Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shelepin as head of the KGB.
- 1969 - Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, DC stage a symbolic "March Against Death."
- 1970 - A 100-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)s, killing an estimated 500,000 people (this is regarded as the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster).
- 1982 - A boxing match held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada ends when Ray Mancini defeats Kim Duk Koo (Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport).
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
- 1985 - The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.
- 1990 - The first known web page is written. [1]
- 1994 - Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum.
- 2001 - Doha Round: The World Trade Organization ends a four-day ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar.
- 2001 - Symbionese Liberation Army member Kathleen Soliah (Sara Jane Olsen) withdraws her previous guilty plea.
- 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.
- 2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
- 2002 - The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
Births
- 354 - Saint Augustine of Hippo, theologian (d. 430)
- 1312 - King Edward III of England (d. 1377)
- 1486 - Johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)
- 1715 - Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, Germany's first female physician (d. 1762)
- 1768 - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor (d. 1844)
- 1792 - Edward Trelawny, English writer (d. 1881)
- 1826 - Charles Frederick Worth, couturier (d. 1895)
- 1833 - Edwin Booth, actor (d. 1893)
- 1848 - Albert I of Monaco (d. 1922)
- 1850 - Robert Louis Stevenson, writer (d. 1894)
- 1856 - Louis Brandeis, Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1941)
- 1869 - Helene Stöcker, pacifist (d. 1943)
- 1886 - Mary Wigman, dancer, choreographer (d. 1973)
- 1922 - Oskar Werner, actor (d. 1984)
- 1916 - Jack Elam, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1922 - Jack Narz, game show host
- 1933 - Peter Härtling, writer and publisher
- 1934 - Garry Marshall, producer, director, writer, actor
- 1938 - Jean Seberg, actress (d. 1979)
- 1947 - Joe Mantegna, actor
- 1955 - Whoopi Goldberg, actress, comedienne, singer
Deaths
- 867 - St. Nicholas I, Pope
- 1093 - King Malcolm III of Scotland
- 1170 - Albert I of Brandenburg, "the Bear", margrave
- 1460 - Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince and patron of African exploration
- 1868 - Gioacchino Rossini, composer
- 1939 - Lois Weber, director, actress, and screenwriter
- 1967 - Harriet Cohen, pianist
- 1974 - Vittorio De Sica, Italin film director
- 1974 - Karen Silkwood, union activist
Holidays and Observances
See also
November 12 - November 14 - October 13 - December 13 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
Referenced By
Albert The Degenerate | Bloody Sunday | Bloody Sunday 1887 | Evander McNair | George II of England | George II of Great Britain | George II of Hanover | George II of the United Kingdom | HMAS Aitape | HMAS Ipswich | HMS Ark Royal (91) | Hans Modrow | Helen Mary Southworth | Helen Southworth | Ivan II of Russia | James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife | John Burns | John Stapp | Kimura Takuya | King of Hungary | Kings of Hungary | Leo Ryan | List of Governors-General of Nigeria | List of Governors-General of the Bahamas | List of Hungarian rulers | List of JAG episodes | List of Lords Lieutenant of Ireland | List of Presidents of El Salvador | List of Presidents of Hungary | List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic | List of individuals executed in Georgia | List of individuals executed in Virginia | Louis III of Bavaria | Ludwig III of Bavaria | Philip, landgrave of Hesse | Philip of Hesse | Philipp I of Hesse | President of Hungary | Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom | Secretary of State (Southern Department) | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Tracy Scoggins | U-81 | USS Alaska (CB-1) | USS Atlanta (CL-51) | USS Atule (SS-403) | USS Austin (LPD-4) | USS Bennington (CV-20) | USS Bennington (CVA-20) | USS Bennington (CVS-20) | USS Bunker Hill (AVT-9) | USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) | USS Bunker Hill (CVA-17) | USS Bunker Hill (CVS-17) | USS Chenango (CVE-28) | USS Cheyenne (BM-10) | USS Dolphin (brig) | USS Enterprise (CV-6) | USS Escolar (SS-294) | USS Forrestal | USS Forrestal (CV-59) | USS Forrestal (CVA-59) | USS Franklin (1864) | USS Frederick (ACR-8) | USS Frederick (CA-8) | USS Henry L. Stimson | USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655) | USS Huntington (CA-5) | USS Jamaica (CVE-43) | USS Juneau (CL-52) | USS La Salle (AGF-3) | USS La Salle (LPD-3) | USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) | USS Maryland (ACR-8) | USS New Orleans (CL-22) | USS Nimitz | USS Nimitz (CVN-68) | USS North Dakota | USS North Dakota (BB-29) | USS Prince (CVE-45) | USS S-28 (SS-133) | USS Sangamon (CVE-26) | USS Santee (CVE-29) | USS Scorpion (SS-278) | USS South Dakota (BB-57) | USS Suwanee (CVE-27) | USS Trigger (SS-237) | USS Trout (SS-202) | USS Turbot (SS-427) | USS Ulua (SS-428) | USS Utah | USS Utah (AG-16) | USS Utah (BB-31) | USS Vancouver | USS Vancouver (LPD-2) | USS Washington (BB-56) | USS Wasp (CV-18) | USS Wasp (CVS-18) | USS West Virginia (ACR-5) | USS Wisconsin (BB-64) ...
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