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Today in History

  • 2015 Terrorist attacks in Paris

    A series of coordinated terrorist attacks that included suicide bombs and mass shootings took place

  • 1994 Sweden votes to join EU

    The referendum passed with over 50% of Swedish citizens voting to join the European Union. The Nordi

  • 1985 Armero tragedy

    The late evening eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia caused volcanic mudflows, calle

  • 1950 Assassination of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud

    The Venezuelan president and head of the military Junta was kidnapped and killed by rebels headed by

  • 1887 Bloody Sunday in London

    Protests by poor and unemployed Londoners over their hardships in Trafalgar Square took a violent tu

Illustration of stork, signifying birth

Births On This Day,
November, 13

  • 1969 Ayaan Hirsi Ali

    Dutch politician, author

  • 1955 Whoopi Goldberg

    American actress, singer, talk show host

  • 1856 Louis Brandeis

    American jurist

  • 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson

    Scottish author, poet

  • 354 Augustine of Hippo

    Algerian bishop, theologian

Illustration of tombstone, signifying death

Deaths On This Day,
November, 13

  • 2005 Eddie Guerrero

    American wrestler

  • 1963 Margaret Murray

    English anthropologist

  • 1903 Camille Pissarro

    French painter

  • 1868 Gioachino Rossini

    Italian composer

  • 1093 Malcolm III of Scotland