May 13 in history
Events on May 13
Notable events that happened on May 13 in past years.
- 2014
An explosion at an underground coal mine in southwest Turkey kills 301 miners.
Wikipedia article: Soma mine disaster - 2006
São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.
Wikipedia article: 2006 São Paulo violence outbreak - 1998
Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped.
Wikipedia article: May 1998 Indonesia riots - 1992
Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Wikipedia article: Li Hongzhi - 1980
An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
Wikipedia article: Fujita scale - 1967
Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
Wikipedia article: Zakir Husain - 1958
Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
Wikipedia article: Ben Carlin - 1950
The inaugural Formula One World Championship race takes place at Silverstone Circuit. The race was won by Giuseppe Farina, who would go on to become the inaugural champion that year.
Wikipedia article: 1950 British Grand Prix - 1943
World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
Wikipedia article: Operation Vulcan - 1909
The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, begins in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.
Wikipedia article: 1909 Giro d'Italia - 1861
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
Wikipedia article: C/1861 J1 (Tebbutt) - 1804
Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
Wikipedia article: Yusuf Karamanli - 1654
A Venetian fleet under Admiral Cort Adeler breaks through a line of galleys and defeats the Turkish navy.
Wikipedia article: Cort Adeler - 1501
Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, sets sail for western lands.
- 535
Election of pope Agapetus I following the death of pope John II earlier that month.
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