November 13 in history
Events on November 13
Notable events that happened on November 13 in past years.
- 2022
A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.
Wikipedia article: 2022 Idaho student murders - 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.
Wikipedia article: War on terror - 1995
Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.
Wikipedia article: Mozambique - 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.
Wikipedia article: High Court of Australia - 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.
Wikipedia article: Nevado del Ruiz - 1982
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
Wikipedia article: Vietnam Veterans Memorial - 1966
In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
Wikipedia article: Fatah - 1954
Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
Wikipedia article: Great Britain national rugby league team - 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.
Wikipedia article: FC Dynamo Moscow - 1922
The United States Supreme Court upholds mandatory vaccinations for public school students in Zucht v. King.
Wikipedia article: Supreme Court of the United States - 1916
World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1887
Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Wikipedia article: Bloody Sunday (1887) - 1833
Great Meteor Storm of 1833.
Wikipedia article: Leonids - 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.
- 1002
English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.
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