Thursday, September 13, 2012

September 13th in History


335  - Emperor Constantine the Great consecrated the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

1541 - After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism.

1743 - Great Britain, Austria and Savoy-Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.

1791 - King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.

1914 - World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.

1953 - Nikita Khrushchev is appointed secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1968 - Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.

1989 - Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.

2007 - The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

Famous Birthdays:

1676 - Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Duchess of Lorraine

1877 - Wilhelm Filchner, explorer

1886 - Sir Robert Robinson, chemist, Nobel laureate

1927 - Tzannis Tzannetakis, former Prime Minister of Greece

1951 - Jean Smart, actress

1971 - Stella McCartney, fashion designer

1983 - James Bourne, musician

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