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Highlights of November 13
- 2015 — Coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by the Islamic State killed 130 people and injured 413 others. Read more
- 1992 — The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented. Read more
- 1985 — The volcano Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried the town of Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Read more
- 1982 — South Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, leading to significant rule changes in the sport. Read more
- 1974 — Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his family in Amityville, New York, events that later inspired the book The Amityville Horror and a subsequent media franchise. Read more
- 1966 — Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu. Read more
- 1963 — A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party. Read more
- 1945 — FC Dynamo Moscow opened their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the attendance record for a British club football match. Read more
- 1940 — Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Read more
- 1927 — The Holland Tunnel opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River. Read more
- 1914 — Zaian War: Zaian Berber tribesmen routed French forces at the Battle of El Herri in Morocco. Read more
- 1809 — A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809. Read more
- 1775 — American Revolutionary War: American forces captured Montreal without significant opposition as part of the Invasion of Quebec. Read more
- 1642 — First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex. Read more
- 1002 — King Æthelred II (pictured) ordered the massacre of all Danes in England. Read more
Events
- 2022 — A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing. Read more
- 2015 — Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War. Read more
- 2012 — A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific. Read more
- 2002 — Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441. Read more
- 2001 — War on terror: 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. Read more
- 2000 — Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada. Read more
- 1996 — As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number, Read more
- 1995 — Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire. Read more
- 1995 — Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66. Read more
- 1994 — In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union. Read more
- 1993 — China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 crashes on approach to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Ürümqi, China, killing 12 people. Read more
- 1992 — The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented. Read more
- 1991 — The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR. Read more
- 1990 — In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day. Read more
- 1989 — Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father. Read more
- 1985 — The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Read more
- 1985 — Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor. Read more
- 1982 — Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 18) leads to significant changes in the sport. Read more
- 1982 — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. Read more
- 1970 — Bhola cyclone: A 240 km/h (150 mph) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. Read more
- 1969 — Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death. Read more
- 1967 — The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. Read more
- 1966 — In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu. Read more
- 1966 — All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crashes into the Seto Inland Sea near Matsuyama Airport in Japan, killing 50 people. Read more
- 1965 — The SS Yarmouth Castle catches fire and sinks, killing 87. Read more
- 1956 — The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott. Read more
- 1954 — Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators. Read more
- 1950 — General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas. Read more
- 1947 — The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. Read more
- 1945 — FC Dynamo Moscow open their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the record attendance for a British club football match. Read more
- 1942 — World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign. Read more
- 1940 — Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow. Read more
- 1927 — The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. Read more
- 1922 — The United States Supreme Court upholds mandatory vaccinations for public school students in Zucht v. King. Read more
- 1918 — World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Read more
- 1917 — World War I: beginning of the First Battle of Monte Grappa (in Italy known as the "First Battle of the Piave"). The Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces, despite help from the German Alpenkorps and numerical superiority, will fail their offensive against the Italian Army now led by its new chief of staff Armando Diaz. Read more
- 1916 — World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription. Read more
- 1914 — Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri. Read more
- 1901 — The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster occurs, killing 9 of the 12 crew members. Read more
- 1893 — 13 November stabbing is committed by Léon Léauthier during the Ère des attentats. This is an influential event in the birth of modern terrorism. Read more
- 1887 — Bloody Sunday clashes in central London. Read more
- 1864 — American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Bull's Gap ends in a Union rout as Confederates under Major General John C. Breckinridge pursue them to Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. Read more
- 1851 — The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, before moving to the other side of Elliott Bay to what would become Seattle. Read more
- 1841 — James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism. Read more
- 1833 — Great Meteor Storm of 1833. Read more
- 1809 — A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809. Read more
- 1775 — American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal. Read more
- 1715 — Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1160 — Louis VII of France marries Adela of Champagne. Read more
- 1093 — Battle of Alnwick: in an English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotland, and his son Edward, are killed. Read more
- 1002 — English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre. Read more
Born on November 13
- 2002 — Emma Raducanu, British tennis player Read more
- 2002 — Giovanni Reyna, American soccer player Read more
- 2000 — Sydney Agudong, American actress and singer Read more
- 1999 — Brett Baty, American baseball player Read more
- 1999 — Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver Read more
- 1995 — Oliver Stummvoll, Austrian model Read more
- 1995 — Lucy Fallon, English actress Read more
- 1993 — Julia Michaels, American singer and songwriter Read more
- 1992 — Grégory Hofmann, Swiss ice hockey player Read more
- 1992 — Shabazz Muhammad, American basketball player Read more
- 1991 — Matt Bennett, American actor Read more
- 1990 — Brenden Dillon, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1987 — Hatsune Matsushima, Japanese model and actress Read more
- 1987 — Dana Vollmer, American swimmer Read more
- 1986 — Kevin Bridges, Scottish comedian and actor Read more
- 1986 — Wade Miley, American baseball player Read more
- 1985 — Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player Read more
- 1984 — Lucas Barrios, Paraguayan footballer Read more
- 1984 — Kurt Morath, Tongan rugby player Read more
- 1983 — Kalle Kriit, Estonian cyclist Read more
- 1983 — Maleli Kunavore, Fijian rugby player (died 2012) Read more
- 1982 — Michael Copon, American actor, singer, and producer Read more
- 1982 — Samkon Gado, Nigerian-American football player Read more
- 1982 — Kumi Koda, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress Read more
- 1981 — Ryan Bertin, American wrestler and coach Read more
- 1981 — Rivkah, American author and illustrator Read more
- 1980 — Monique Coleman, American actress, singer, and dancer Read more
- 1980 — Sara Del Rey, American wrestler and trainer Read more
- 1980 — Juraj Kolník, Slovak ice hockey player Read more
- 1980 — François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian speed skater Read more
- 1979 — Kick, Japanese comedian and screenwriter Read more
- 1979 — Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer Read more
- 1978 — Nikolai Fraiture, American bass player Read more
- 1977 — Zulfiqer Russell, Bangladeshi journalist and lyricist Read more
- 1977 — Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer Read more
- 1976 — Janine Leal, Venezuelan nutritionist, television presenter and model. Read more
- 1976 — Kelly Sotherton, English sprinter and long jumper Read more
- 1976 — Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese wrestler Read more
- 1975 — Tom Compernolle, Belgian runner (died 2008) Read more
- 1975 — Alain Digbeu, French basketball player Read more
Died on November 13
- 2025 — Juan Ponce Enrile, Filipino politician and lawyer (born 1924) Read more
- 2024 — Theodore Olson, American lawyer (born 1940) Read more
- 2024 — Shel Talmy, American record producer, songwriter and arranger (born 1937) Read more
- 2024 — Shuntarō Tanikawa, Japanese poet and translator (born 1931) Read more
- 2024 — Daim Zainuddin, Malaysian politician (born 1938) Read more
- 2020 — Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer (born 1946) Read more
- 2017 — Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and manager (born 1918) Read more
- 2016 — Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter (born 1942) Read more
- 2014 — María José Alvarado, Honduran model, Señorita Honduras 2014 (born 1995) Read more
- 2014 — Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian economist and politician, Georgian Minister of Economy (born 1956) Read more
- 2014 — Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (born 1922) Read more
- 2014 — Alexander Grothendieck, German-French mathematician and theorist (born 1928) Read more
- 2013 — Hans-Jürgen Heise, German author and poet (born 1930) Read more
- 2013 — Chieko Aioi, Japanese actress and voice actress (born 1934) Read more
- 2012 — Erazm Ciołek, Polish photographer and author (born 1937) Read more
- 2012 — Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (born 1965) Read more
- 2012 — John Sheridan, English rugby player and coach (born 1933) Read more
- 2010 — Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1921) Read more
- 2010 — Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (born 1926) Read more
- 2007 — Wahab Akbar, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1960) Read more
- 2007 — John Doherty, English footballer and manager (born 1935) Read more
- 2007 — Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1937) Read more
- 2005 — Vine Deloria, Jr., American historian, theologian, and author (born 1933) Read more
- 2005 — Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (born 1967) Read more
- 2004 — John Balance, English singer-songwriter (born 1962) Read more
- 2004 — Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (born 1968) Read more
- 2004 — Thomas M. Foglietta, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to Italy (born 1928) Read more
- 2002 — Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1925) Read more
- 2002 — Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese academic and politician (born 1925) Read more
- 2001 — Cornelius Warmerdam, American pole vaulter (born 1915) Read more
- 1998 — Edwige Feuillère, French actress (born 1907) Read more
- 1998 — Valerie Hobson, Irish-born English actress (born 1917) Read more
- 1998 — Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach (born 1920) Read more
- 1997 — André Boucourechliev, Bulgarian-French pianist and composer (born 1925) Read more
- 1996 — Bill Doggett, American pianist and composer (born 1916) Read more
- 1996 — Bobbie Vaile, Australian astrophysicist and academic (born 1959) Read more
- 1994 — Jack Baker, American actor and screenwriter (born 1947) Read more
- 1994 — Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (born 1924) Read more
- 1993 — Rufus R. Jones, American wrestler (born 1933) Read more
- 1991 — Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal (born 1904) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Agostina Livia Pietrantoni; Christian feast day:
Brice of Tours; Christian feast day:
Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá; Christian feast day:
Eugenius II of Toledo; Christian feast day:
Frances Xavier Cabrini; Christian feast day:
Homobonus; Christian feast day:
John Chrysostom (Eastern Orthodox, Repose); Christian feast day:
Quintian of Rodez; Christian feast day:
Saints of the Benedictine family; Christian feast day:
Saints of the Premonstratensian Order; Christian feast day:
Stanislaus Kostka; Christian feast day:
Charles Simeon (Church of England); Christian feast day:
The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (Georgian Orthodox Church); Sadie Hawkins Day (United States); World Kindness Day
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “November 13”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.