Wednesday, November 13, 2013

November 13th in History


1002 - English King Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.

1642 - First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green – the Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.

1775 - American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal, Quebec.

1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

1947 - The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

1950 - General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.

1969 - Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death

1994 - In a referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.

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 foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.

2007 - The Russian Federation officially withdraws from the Soviet-era Batumi military base, Georgia.

Famous Birthdays:

354 - St Augustine of Hippo, catholic saint

1312 - King Edward III of England

1504 - Philipp I of Hesse

1780 - Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of The Punjab(Sikh Empire)

1801 - Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Queen of Prussia

1899 - Iskander Mirza, First President of Pakistan

1907 - Giovanna of Italy, Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria

1949 - Terry Reid, singer

1953 - Andrew Ranken, drummer

1955 - Whoopi Goldberg, actress, singer and comedienne

1980 - Monique Coleman, actress

1991 - Matt Bennett, actor and singer

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