February 13 in history
Events on February 13
Notable events that happened on February 13 in past years.
- 2021
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial.
Wikipedia article: Donald Trump - 2011
For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
Wikipedia article: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation - 2007
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
Wikipedia article: Taiwan - 1991
Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
Wikipedia article: Gulf War - 1979
An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
Wikipedia article: February 13, 1979, windstorm - 1967
American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
Wikipedia article: Codex Madrid (Leonardo) - 1955
Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
Wikipedia article: Israel - 1945
World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1931
The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
Wikipedia article: British Raj - 1880
Thomas Edison observes thermionic emission.
Wikipedia article: Thomas Edison - 1849
The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.
Wikipedia article: Andrei Șaguna - 1692
Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
Wikipedia article: Massacre of Glencoe - 1633
Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
Wikipedia article: Galileo Galilei - 1462
The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles.
- 962
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognising John as ruler of Rome.
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