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Today in History

  • 1993 Oslo accords are signed

    Also known as Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, the Accords helped

  • 1974 French Ambassador is Kidnapped in the Hague

    3 members of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), a communist militant group that was formed in Lebanon, sto

  • 1933 A Woman is Elected to New Zealand Parliament for the first time

    Elizabeth McCombs won the by-elections for the parliamentary seat of Lyttelton, which was held by he

  • 1899 First Recorded Automobile Fatality in the US takes place

    Henry H. Bliss was struck by a taxi cab while crossing the street in New York City. He died the next

  • 1759 The Battle of Quebec is fought between the British and the French

    A key event in the Seven Years’ War that involved the great European powers at the time, the battle

Illustration of stork, signifying birth

Births On This Day,
September, 13

  • 1989 Thomas Müller

    German footballer

  • 1981 Angelina Love

    Canadian wrestler

  • 1969 Shane Warne

    Australian cricketer

  • 1916 Roald Dahl

    English pilot, author, screenwriter

  • 1819 Clara Schumann

    German pianist, composer

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Deaths On This Day,
September, 13

  • 1996 Tupac Shakur

    American rapper, producer, actor

  • 1977 Leopold Stokowski

    Polish/English conductor

  • 1971 Lin Biao

    Chinese military officer, politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

  • 1806 Charles James Fox

    English politician

  • 1598 Philip II of Spain