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What happened on November 13? There are more than 266 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About November 13
November 13 is the 318th day of the year 2024. There are 48 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday. This day falls under the 46th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Mishawaka, Indiana 46546 sunrise will occur at 07:30 AM and sunset will occur at 05:27 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Scorpio. The modern birthstone for this month is Topaz while the mystical birthstone is Pearl.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 77 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For November 13
- 1002English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice’s Day massacre.
- 1160Louis VII of France marries Adele of Champagne.
- 1642First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green – the Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
- 1775American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery attack Montreal, Quebec, defended by British General Guy Carleton.
- 1841James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
- 1851The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, before moving to the other side of Elliot Bay to what would become Seattle, Washington.
- 1864The new Constitution of Greece is adopted.
- 1887Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
- 1901The 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster.
- 1916Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
- 1918Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1927The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
- 1941World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by GS U-81, sinking the following day.
- 1942World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal – U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
- 1947The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
- 1950General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
- 1954Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
- 1956The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1965The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.
- 1966In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
- 1969Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
- 1970Bhola cyclone: A 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. This is regarded as the 20th century’s worst natural disaster.
- 1971The American space probe, Mariner 9, becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet successfully, swinging into its planned trajectory around Mars.
- 1982Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kim’s subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.
- 1982The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
- 1985The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.
- 1985Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami, Florida’s first Cuban-born mayor.
- 1986The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
- 1988Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
- 1990In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people, in what becomes known as the Aramoana Massacre.
- 1992The 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.
- 1994In a referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
- 1995A truck-bomb explodes outside of a US-operated Saudi Arabian National Guard training center in Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians. A group called the Islamic Movement for Change claims responsibility.
- 2000Philippine House Speaker Manuel B. Villar, Jr. passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
- 2001War 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.
- 2002Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
- 2002The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
- 2007The Russian Federation officially withdraws from the Soviet-era Batumi military base, Georgia.
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Who Were Born On November 13?
- 354Saint Augustine of Hippo, North African theologian (d. 430)
- 532Augustine of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 604)
- 1312King Edward III of England (d. 1377)
- 1486Johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)
- 1504Philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567)
- 1572Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)
- 1699Jan Zach, Czech composer and musician (d. 1773)
- 1710Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (d. 1792)
- 1714William Shenstone, English poet (d. 1763)
- 1715Dorothea Erxleben, German, first female medical doctor (d. 1762)
- 1732John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (d. 1808)
- 1760Jiaqing Emperor of China (d. 1820)
- 1761John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
- 1768Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor (d. 1844)
- 1782Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer, professor of Greek language, and bishop (d. 1846)
- 1801Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, queen of Saxony (d. 1877)
- 1801Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, queen of Prussia (d. 1873)
- 1809John A. Dahlgren, American Navy admiral (d. 1870)
- 1814Joseph Hooker, American General (d. 1879)
- 1826Charles Frederick Worth, English-born couturier (d. 1895)
- 1833Edwin Booth, American actor (d. 1893)
- 1837James T. Rapier, American politician (d. 1883)
- 1838Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (d. 1918)
- 1841Edward Burd Grubb, Jr., American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General (d. 1913)
- 1848Albert I, Prince of Monaco (d. 1922)
- 1850Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (d. 1894)
- 1853John Drew Jr., American actor (d. 1927)
- 1856Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1941)
- 1866Abraham Flexner, American educator (d. 1959)
- 1869Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian feminist (d. 1962)
- 1869Helene Stöcker, German feminist, pacifist and publicist (d. 1943)
- 1872Leon Leonwood Bean, American inventor, author, outdoor enthusiast, founder of L.L.Bean (d. 1967)
- 1878Max Dehn, German mathematician (d. 1952)
- 1886Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer (d. 1973)
- 1894Artur Nebe, German SS officer (d. 1945)
- 1897Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (d. 1975)
- 1899Huang Xianfan, Chinese historian (d. 1982)
- 1899Iskander Mirza, First President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
- 1900Edward Buzzell, American film director (d. 1985)
- 1904H. C. Potter, American film and theater director (d. 1977)
- 1906Eva Zeisel, American industrial designer
- 1906Hermione Baddeley, English actress (d. 1986)
- 1907Giovanna of Italy, tsaritsa of Bulgaria (d. 2000)
- 1908C. Vann Woodward, American historian (d. 1999)
- 1910Pat Reid, British Army officer and Colditz escapee (d. 1990)
- 1910William Bradford Huie, American writer and publisher (d. 1986)
- 1911Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1913Alexander Scourby, American actor (d. 1985)
- 1913Helen Mack, American actress (d. 1986)
- 1913Jack Dyer, Australian rules footballer (d. 2003)
- 1913Lon Nol, Cambodian politician (d. 1985)
- 1914Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director (d. 2005)
- 1917Robert Sterling, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1917Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician (d. 1989)
- 1921Chabua Amirejibi, Georgian writer
- 1922Jack Narz, American game show host (d. 2008)
- 1922Oskar Werner, Austrian actor (d. 1984)
- 1924Linda Christian, Mexican-born actress (d. 2011)
- 1924Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (d. 1994)
- 1926Harry Hughes, 57th Governor of Maryland
- 1927Billy Klüver, American scientist (d. 2004)
- 1928Steve Bilko, American baseball player (d. 1978)
- 1929Asashio Tarō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (d. 1988)
- 1929Fred Phelps, American pastor
- 1931Andrée Lachapelle, French Canadian actress
- 1932Richard Mulligan, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1932Willie Edwards, Murder victim/killed by KKK members (d. 1957)
- 1934Garry Marshall, American producer, director, writer, and actor
- 1934Jimmy Fontana, Italian actor, composer and singer
- 1934Peter Arnett, New Zealand-born American journalist
- 1935George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1935P. Susheela, Indian singer
- 1935Tom Atkins, American actor
- 1938Gérald Godin, French Canadian poet and politician (d. 1994)
- 1938Jean Seberg, American actress (d. 1979)
- 1939Idris Muhammad, American jazz drummer
- 1939Karel Brückner, Czech football manager
- 1940Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor
- 1940Saul Kripke, American philosopher and logician
- 1941Dack Rambo, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1941David Green, entrepreneur
- 1941Eberhard Diepgen, German politician
- 1941Mel Stottlemyre, American baseball player and coach
- 1942John Hammond, American musician
- 1943André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician (d. 1977)
- 1943Jay Sigel, American golfer
- 1943Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer
- 1944Timmy Thomas, American musician
- 1945John B. Craig, American diplomat
- 1945Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese racing driver
- 1947Amory Lovins, American environmentalist and author
- 1947Gene Garber, American baseball player
- 1947Joe Mantegna, American actor
- 1947Toy Caldwell, American guitarist (The Marshall Tucker Band) (d. 1993)
- 1948Humayun Ahmed, Bangladeshi novelist and film-maker
- 1949Terry Reid, English singer
- 1949Yoshimi Ishibashi, Japanese racing driver
- 1950Gilbert Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1950Mary Lou Metzger, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show)
- 1951Pini Gershon, Israeli basketball coach
- 1952Art Malik, Pakistani-born English actor
- 1953Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican politician
- 1953Andrew Ranken, English musician (The Pogues)
- 1953Frances Conroy, American actress
- 1953Tracy Scoggins, American actress
- 1954Chris Noth, American actor
- 1954Scott McNealy, American businessman
- 1955Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer
- 1956Ginger Alden, American actress
- 1956Rex Linn, American actor
- 1957Roger Ingram, American trumpeter, educator, and author
- 1957Stephen Baxter, English author
- 1959Caroline Goodall, English actress
- 1960Neil Flynn, American actor
- 1960Teodora Ungureanu, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist
- 1963Vinny Testaverde, American football player
- 1964Steve Wong Ka-Keung, Hong Kong musician (Beyond)
- 1967Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian and talk-show host
- 1967Juhi Chawla, Indian actress
- 1967Steve Zahn, American actor
- 1968Pat Hentgen, American baseball player
- 1969Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch author
- 1969Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
- 1969Lori Berenson, American activist
- 1971Buddy Zabala, Filipino bassist (Eraserheads)
- 1971Noah Hathaway, American actor
- 1972Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor
- 1973Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer
- 1974Joe Principe, American bassist, Rise Against
- 1975Alain Digbeu, French basketball player
- 1975Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
- 1975Quim, Portuguese footballer
- 1975Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (d. 2008)
- 1976Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1976Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
- 1977Chanel Cole, Australian singer
- 1977Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer
- 1978Nikolai Fraiture, American bassist (The Strokes)
- 1979Metta World Peace, American basketball player
- 1979Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer
- 1980François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian speed skater
- 1980Monique Coleman, American actress
- 1981Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player
- 1981Rivkah, American cartoonist
- 1981Ryan Bertin, American amateur wrestler
- 1981Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor and singer
- 1982Kumi Koda, Japanese singer
- 1982Michael Copon, American actor and singer
- 1982Samkon Gado, Nigerian/American football player
- 1984Kurt Morath, Tongan rugby player
- 1984Lucas Barrios, Paraguayan footballer
- 1985Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1986Marlene DeOliveira, Portuguese-American superstar and avid SkyMiles collector
- 1987Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
- 1991Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
- 1996Austin Williams, American actor
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Who Died On November 13?
- 867Pope Nicholas I
- 1004Abbon of Fleury
- 1093King Malcolm III of Scotland (b. 1041)
- 1143King Fulk of Jerusalem
- 1170Albert I of Brandenburg
- 1314Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1240)
- 1345Constance of Penafiel, wife of Pedro I of Portugal (b. 1323)
- 1359Ivan II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1326)
- 1460Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (b. 1394)
- 1606Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (b. 1530)
- 1619Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (b. 1555)
- 1650Thomas May, English poet and historian (b. 1595)
- 1726Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle (b. 1666)
- 1770George Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1712)
- 1771Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (b. 1712)
- 1777William Bowyer (printer), English printer (b. 1699)
- 1862Ludwig Uhland, German poet (b. 1787)
- 1867Adolphe Napoleon Didron, French archaeologist (b. 1806)
- 1868Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (b. 1792)
- 1883James Marion Sims, American physician (b. 1813)
- 1903Camille Pissarro, French painter (b. 1830)
- 1929Princess Viktoria of Prussia (b. 1866)
- 1942Daniel J. Callaghan, United States Naval Officer (b. 1890)
- 1952Margaret Wise Brown, American children’s author (b. 1910)
- 1954Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (b. 1881)
- 1961Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr., American diplomat (b. 1897)
- 1963Margaret Murray, English anthropologist and Egyptologist (b. 1863)
- 1967Harriet Cohen, English pianist (b. 1895)
- 1973Bruno Maderna, Italian/German conductor and composer (b. 1920)
- 1973Lila Lee, American actress (b. 1901)
- 1974Karen Silkwood, American activist (b. 1946)
- 1974Vittorio De Sica, Italian film director (b. 1901)
- 1975Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (b. 1910)
- 1977Ingrid Schubert, German terrorist (b. 1944)
- 1979Dimitris Psathas, Greek playwright (b. 1907)
- 1982Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician (b. 1911)
- 1983Junior Samples, American comedian (Hee Haw) (b. 1926)
- 1985George Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (b. 1898)
- 1986Thierry Le Luron, French humourist (b. 1952)
- 1988Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (b. 1906)
- 1988Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (b. 1902)
- 1989Victor Davis, Canadian swimmer (b. 1964)
- 1990Stewart Graeme Guthrie, New Zealand Police officer (b.1948)
- 1991Paul-Émile Léger, cardinal archbishop of Montreal (b. 1904)
- 1993Carey Lloyd, American professional wrestler (b. 1933)
- 1994Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (b. 1924)
- 1996Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (b. 1916)
- 1996Swami Rama, Himalayan yoga master (b. 1925)
- 1997André Boucourechliev, French composer (b. 1925)
- 1997Dawud M. Mu'Min, American murderer (b. 1953)
- 1998Edwige Feuillère, French actress (b. 1907)
- 1998Michel Trudeau, Canadian outdoorsman, son of Pierre Trudeau (b. 1975)
- 1998Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920)
- 1998Valerie Hobson, British actress (b. 1917)
- 1999Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1915)
- 2001Peggy Mount, English actress (b. 1915)
- 2002Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1925)
- 2002Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese politician and writer (b. 1925)
- 2003Kellie Waymire, American actress (b. 1967)
- 2004John Balance, English musician and artist (b. 1962)
- 2004Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) (b. 1968)
- 2004Thomas Foglietta, American politician (b. 1928)
- 2005Eddie Guerrero, American/Mexican professional wrestler (b. 1967)
- 2005Vine Deloria, Jr., Native American author, theologian, historian, and activist (b. 1933)
- 2007John Doherty, English footballer (b. 1935)
- 2007Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player (b. 1937)
- 2007Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (b. 1923)
- 2007Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician and Congressman (b. 1960)
- 2008Jules Archer, American historian (b. 1915)
- 2010Allan Sandage, American astronomer (b. 1926)
- 2010Ken Iman, American football player (b. 1939)
- 2010Luis García Berlanga, Spanish filmmaker (b. 1921)
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