Historical Events In December - 13

1978  On December - 13 susan B Anthony dollar, first US coin to honor a woman, issued   

1979  Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1981  On December - 13 polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists   

1982  North Yemen earthquake in Yemen killing 2,800 people on December - 13.   

1983  Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's first female governor on this day in history.   

1984  Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers first stroke on December - 13.   

1988  Arafat addresses UN in Geneva on December - 13.   

1989  Forced repatriation of Vietnamese in Hong Kong on December - 13.   

1990  On this day in history president De Klerk of S Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid   

1990  The United Nations launch an aid appeal, when new famine threatens Ethiopia on December - 13.   

1991  Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconciliation on December - 13.   

1991  On this day in history new York assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud   

1993  On this day in history hubble Space Telescope repaired   

1998  On this day in history ottawa Central Railway, a subsidiary of RailLink's Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the CN Beachburg subdivision between Ottawa and Pembroke, ON as well as the Walkley line in Ottawa. The Ottawa Central also received running rights over the Alexandria subdivision between Ottawa and Coteau.   

2005  A 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks South Asia on December - 13.   

2005  On December - 13 birth of Prince Aymeric of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium   

2005  Birth of Prince Nicolas of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium on December - 13.   

2005  On this day in history mass race riots in Sydney, Australia, involving up to 5,00 youths.   

2006  The Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct on December - 13.   

2006  U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) suffers a stroke during a radio interview on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history entry into force of the revised version of the European Patent Convention (EPC), known as the EPC 2000.   

2007  European leaders sign the Treaty of Lisbon in Lisbon on December - 13.   

2007  Former US Senator George J. Mitchell publicly releases a report accusing 88 retired and active Major League Baseball players of anabolic steroid use on this day in history.   

2012  A car bombing in Qatana, outside Damascus, kills 16 people and injures 12 on this day in history.   

2014  Divisions emerge between rich and poor nations at the UN climate change talks in Peru on this day in history.   

2017  On December - 13 scientists begin checking interstellar asteroid Oumuamua for signs of alien technology through radio signals   

2017  Prehistoric bones of a penguin as tall as a human (1.77m) found on Otago beach, New Zealand, reported in "Nature Communications" on this day in history.   

2017  Prime Minister Theresa May 's UK Conservative government loses key vote in Parliament for an amendment to allow MPs to vote on Brexit on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history democratic Republic of Congo jails for life 11 militiamen for raping 40 children, including a local MP   

2017  Salma Hayek accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and threatening to kill her on December - 13.   

2017  Online dictionery Merriam-Webster's most searched word of the year is Feminism on December - 13.   

2018  On December - 13 actress Eliza Dushku revealed received $9.5 million settlement from CBS after sexual harassment on set of "Bull" from actor Michael Weatherley   

2018  On this day in history cease-fire in port city of Hudaydah, Yemen, by Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition announced by the UN   

2018  Passenger train collides with maintenance locomotive in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 9 and injuring 47 on December - 13.   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.   

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.   

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

1404  On December - 13 albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on December - 13.