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February 13

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February 13 is the 44th day of the year in theGregorian calendar.There are 321 days remaining until the end of the year(322 inleap years).

Events

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Up to 1900

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1322– The centraltower ofEly Cathedral inCambridgeshire,England, falls.
1462– TheTreaty of Westminster is finalized betweenEdward IV of England and the ScottishLord of the Isles.
1503– Disfida di Barletta: A tournament between 13Italian and 13French knights takes place near Barletta.
1542–Catherine Howard, fifth wife of KingHenry VIII of England, is executed foradultery.
1575–Henry III of France is crowned King.
1633–Galileo Galilei arrives inRome for his trial before the inquisition.
1660–Charles XI of Sweden becomesKing at the age of 4 years, meaning that aregent rulesSweden until1672.
1668–Spain recognizesPortugal as an independent country.
1689–William III andMary II are crowned King and Queen ofEngland,Ireland andScotland.
1692– At least thirty members of the MacDonald Clan are massacred inGlencoe,Scotland.
1739–Battle of Karnal: Thearmy ofPersian rulerNadir Shah defeats the forces ofMughal Emperor ofIndia,Muhammad Shah.
1857– British passenger steamerTempest disappears in the NorthAtlantic Ocean after leavingNew York City, with 150 people on board.
1858– Searching for the source of theNile,Richard Francis Burton andJohn Hanning Speke become the first Europeans to reachLake Tanganyika.
1861–Francis II of the Two Sicilies surrenders at Gaeta to the army ofVictor Emmanuel II of Savoy.
1880–Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect.
1881– Thefeminist newspaperLa Citoyenne is first published inParis by theactivist Hubertine Auclert.

1901– 2000

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1918– A magnitude 7.3earthquake strikesGuangdong province,China.
1931–New Delhi becomes the capital city ofIndia.
1934–Soviet steamshipCheliuskin sinks in theArctic Ocean.
1935–Bruno Hauptmann is found guilty of kidnapping andmurdering the infant son ofCharles Lindbergh.
1944–Norwegian passenger shipIrma istorpedoed nearKristiansund, killing 61 people. It is revealed after theSecond World War that it was a torpedo from the NorwegianNavy that hit the ship.
1945– TheRoyal Air Force bombs the German city ofDresden inWorld War II.
1945–World War II: TheSiege of Budapest ends with the unconditional surrender of the German and Hungarian armies to theRed Army.
1951–Korean War: TheBattle of Chipyong-ni begins.
1955–Israel gains four of the sevenDead Sea Scrolls.
1960–France becomes the fourth country to ownnuclear weapons.
1961– A 500,000–year–oldrock is discovered near Olancha,California.
1971–South Vietnamese troops invadeLaos, with American support.
1978– Abomb explodes outside the HiltonHotel inSydney,Australia, killing 2 refuse collectors and apolice officer.
1980– The1980 Winter Olympics begin inLake Placid, New York. The games became best known for theMiracle on Ice hockey game onFebruary 22.
1981– A series of sewer explosions destroys more than twomiles of streets in Louisville,Kentucky.
1982– The Rio Negromassacre occurs inGuatemala.
1983– Acinema fire inTurin,Italy, kills 64 people.
1984–Konstantin Chernenko becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of theSoviet Union.
1988– TheWinter Olympic Games open inCalgary,Alberta,Canada. Like in1976, Canada hosts the Olympics without winning a gold medal (They do, however, win a record 14 gold medals when they host the games inVancouver in2010).
1990– Agreement is reached on a two–stage plan to re–uniteGermany.
1991–US bombers hitBaghdad in theGulf War.
1996– Englishpop music groupTake That announces that it is splitting. The band re–forms in2005.
2000– The lastPeanuts comic strip is printed in newspapers, a day after the death ofCharles Schulz.

From 2001

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2001– A magnitude 6.6earthquake hitsEl Salvador, killing at least 400 people.
2004– The Harvard–Smithsonian Center forAstrophysics announces the discovery of theUniverse's largest–knowndiamond,white dwarf.
2007–Taiwan'sOpposition leaderMa Ying-jeou resigns asChairman of theKuomintang Party.
2008–Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
2010– Abomb attack inPune,Maharashtra,India, kills 17 people.
2011– After the removal ofEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the army suspends the constitution, and announces that it will remain in power until elections later in the year.
2012– TheEuropean Space Agency'sVegarocket is launched fromFrench Guiana.
2014–Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta announces his intention to resign, less than ten months into the job, after instabilities in his coalitiongovernment.
2014–Belgium'sparliament votes to extend itseuthanasia law to terminally–illchildren, becoming the first country to allow euthanasia for people of all ages.
2017–Kim Jong-nam (older half–brother ofNorth Korean leaderKim Jong-un) is murdered atKuala Lumpur InternationalAirport inMalaysia.

Births

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Up to 1900

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1457–Mary of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empress (d.1482)
1480–Girolamo Aleandro, Italiancardinal (d.1542)
1539–Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (d.1582)
1599–Pope Alexander VII (d.1667)
1683–Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian painter (d.1754)
1721–John Reid, Scottishgeneral (d.1807)
1728–John Hunter, Scottishanatomist (d.1793)
1734–Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, French explorer and naval officer (d.1797)
1766–Thomas Balthus, Englisheconomist (d.1834)
1768–Edouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, Marshal ofFrance (d.1835)
1769–Ivan Krylov, Russian writer (d.1844)
1805–Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Germanmathematician (d.1859)
1831–John Aaron Rawlins, 29thUnited States Secretary of War (d.1869)
1834–Heinrich Caro, Germanchemist (d.1910)
1835–Mirza Ghulam Ahmad,Islamic religious leader (d.1908)
1837–Valentin Zubiaurre, Spanishcomposer (d.1914)
1849–Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician, father ofWinston Churchill (d.1895)
1849–Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, German impostor,Captain of Köpenick (d.1922)
1855–Paul Deschanel,President of France (d.1922)
1866–Lev Shestov, Russianphilosopher (d.1938)
1867–Harold Mahony, Scottish–Irishtennis player (d.1903)
1870–Leopold Godowsky, Polish–Americanpianist andcomposer (d.1938)
1873–Feodor Chaliapin, Russianopera singer (d.1938)
1876–Fritz Buelow, German–Americanbaseball player (d.1933)
1879–Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d.1949)
1880–Dimitrie Gusti, Romaniansociologist,ethnologist,historian andphilosopher (d.1955)
1883–Hal Chase, Americanbaseball player (d.1947)
1884–Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor and businessman (d.1961)
1885–George Fitzmaurice, American–French director (d.1940)
1885–Bess Truman,First Lady of the United States (d.1982)
1888–Georgios Papandreou,Prime Minister ofGreece (d.1968)
1891–Grant Wood, American painter (d.1942)
1892–Robert H. Jackson, 57thUnited States Attorney General (d.1954)

1901– 1950

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1901–Paul Lazarsfeld, Austrian–Americansociologist (d.1976)
1901–Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Scottish writer (d.1935)
1902–Harold Lasswell, American political scientist (d.1978)
1903–Georgy Beriev, Russianaircraft designer (d.1979)
1903–Georges Simenon,Belgian writer (d.1989)
1906–Agostinho da Silva, Portuguesephilosopher (d.1994)
1909–Mario Casariego y Acevedo,Guatemalan cardinal (d.1983)
1910–William Shockley, British–Americanphysicist (d.1989)
1911–Faiz Ahmed Faiz, PakistaniUrdu poet (d.1984)
1911–Jean Muir, American actress (d.1996)
1913–Khalid bin Abdul-Aziz,King of Saudi Arabia (d.1982)
1915–Aung San,Burmese revolutionary,nationalist,general, andpolitician (d.1947)
1915–lyle Bettger, American actor (d.2003)
1916–John Reed, British singer of Gilbert and Sullivan (d.2010)
1918–Patty Berg, Americangolfer (d.2006)
1919–Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d.1991)
1919–Eddie Robinson,American football coach (d.2007)
1921–Jeanne Demessieux, French organist, pianist and composer (d.1968)
1922–Francis Pym, British politician
1922–Gordon Tullock, Americaneconomist and academic (d.2014)
1923–Chuck Yeager, American pilot
1923–Michael Anthony Bilandic, 49thMayor ofChicago (d.2002)
1923–James Abdnor, American politician (d.2012)
1925–Stuart Wagstaff, English–Australian entertainer (d.2015)
1928–Gerald Regan, 19thPremier of Nova Scotia
1929–Omar Torrijos,President of Panama (d.1981)
1930–Ernst Fuchs, Austrian painter, sculptor and illustrator (d.2015)
1930–Israel Kirzner, English–Americaneconomist, writer and academic
1932–Barbara Shelley, Englishactress
1932–Sarah Oliver, Americanactress (d.1990)
1933–Paul Biya,President ofCameroon
1933–Kim Novak, Americanactress
1933–Peter L. Pond, American activist and philanthropist (d.2000)
1933–Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer
1934–George Segal, American actor
1937–Rupiah Banda, formerPresident ofZambia
1937–Sigmund Jaehn, Germancosmonaut
1938–Oliver Reed, Englishactor (d.1999)
1939–Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet–Russiancosmonaut (d.2011)
1939–Beate Klarsfeld, German activist
1940–Bram Peper, Dutchsociologist andpolitician, formerMayor ofRotterdam
1941–Sigmar Polke, German painter (d.2010)
1941–Bo Svenson, Swedish–American actor
1942–Katsuaki Watanabe,CEO ofToyota
1942–Peter Tork,American musician (Member ofThe Monkees)
1942–Carol Lynley, American actress
1944–Jerry Springer,American television host
1944–Stockard Channing, American actress
1944–Bo Svenson, American actor
1945–Wallis Grahn, Swedish actress (d.2018)
1945–King Floyd, American musician (d.2006)
1945–Simon Schama, Britishhistorian
1945–Marian Dawkins, Britishbiologist
1946–Artur Jorge, Portuguese football coach
1947–Mike Krzyzewski, Americanbasketball coach
1947–Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australiancomedian,singer-songwriter andguitarist
1948–Kitten Natividad, Mexican–Americanactress anddancer
1949–Peter Kern, Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer (d.2015)
1950–Peter Gabriel, English musician
1950–Bob Daisley, Australian musician

1951– 1975

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1952–Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
1956–Liam Brady, Irishfootballer
1956–Peter Hook, English musician
1956–Princess Alia bint Al Hussein ofJordan
1958–Pernilla August, Swedish actress
1958–Tip Tipping, English actor and stuntman (d.1993)
1959–Gaston Gingras, Canadianice hockey player
1960–Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
1960–Pia Sundhage, Swedishsoccer player and coach
1960–Artur Yusupov, Russian–Germanchess player
1961–Marc Crawford, Canadianice hockey player and coach
1961–Henry Rollins, Americansinger,actor andwriter
1961–Richard Tyson, American actor
1962–Anibal Acevedo Vila, formerGovernor ofPuerto Rico
1962–Hugh Dennis, English actor and comedian
1964–Stephen Bowen, Americanengineer,captain andastronaut
1964–Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
1965–Peter O'Neill, 7thPrime Minister ofPapua New Guinea
1967–Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarianfootballer
1967–Johnny Tapia, American boxer (d.2012)
1968–Daisuke Ikeda, Japanese professional wrestler
1968–Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer
1969–Joyce DiDonato, American mezzo–soprano
1970–Elmer Bennett, Americanbasketball player
1970–Karoline Krüger, Norwegiansinger-songwriter andpianist
1971–Mats Sundin, Swedishice hockey player
1971–Todd Williams, Americanbaseball player
1974–Robbie Williams,English singer
1974–Ana Patricia Rojo, Mexicanactress
1975–Ben Collins, English racing driver
1975–Tony Dalton, American–born actor

From 1976

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1976–Suzanne Maddock, British actress
1978–Philippe Jaroussky, Frenchtenor
1979–Rafael Marquez, Mexicanfootballer
1979–Rachel Reeves, English politician
1979–Mena Suvari, American actress
1979–Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian massmurderer (2011 Norway attacks)
1980–Sebastian Kehl, German footballer
1981–Sam Burley, American athlete
1981–Liam Miller, Irishfootballer (d.2018)
1983–Anna Watkins, British rower
1984–Eveli Saue,Estonian orienteer and athlete
1985–Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch footballer
1985–Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
1986–Jamie Murray, Scottishtennis player
1987–Eljero Elia,Dutch footballer
1988–Aston Merrygold, British singer (JLS)
1989–Carly McKillip, Canadiansinger andactress
1989–Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilianfootballer
1990–Gyaincain Norbu, 11thPanchen Lama
1990–Mamadou Sakho, Frenchfootballer
1993–Alex Sawyer, Britishactor,director andsinger
1994–Memphis Depay, Dutchfootballer
1995–Ayame Koike, Japanese actress

Deaths

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Up to 1900

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721–Chilperic II (b.672)
858–Kenneth I of Scotland
1130–Pope Honorius II
1141–Bela II of Hungary (b.1110)
1199–Stefan Nemanja,Serbian Grand Prince (b.1113)
1219–Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japaneseshogun (b.1192)
1332–Andronik II Palaiologus,Emperor of theByzantine Empire (b.1250)
1539–Isabella d'Este, ItalianRenaissance figure (b.1474)
1542–Catherine Howard, fifth wife ofHenry VIII of England (b.1521)
1571–Benvenuto Cellini, Italian artist (b.1500)
1592–Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter (b.1510)
1600–Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b.1538)
1608–Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski,Lithuanian Prince (b.1526)
1660–Charles X, King of Sweden (b.1622)
1662–Elizabeth of Bohemia (b.1596)
1693–Johann Kaspar Kerli, Germanorganist andcomposer (b.1627)
1728–Cotton Mather, AmericanPuritan minister (b.1663)
1741–Johann Joseph Fux, Austriancomposer (b.1660)
1787–Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Frenchstatesman anddiplomat (b.1717)
1787–Roger Joseph Boscovich, Croat–Italian physicist (b. 1711)
1813–Samuel Ashe,Governor ofNorth Carolina (b.1725)
1837–Mariano Jose de Larra, Spanishjournalist andwriter (b.1809)
1883–Richard Wagner, Germancomposer (b.1813)
1888–Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French–Americanarchbishop (b.1814)
1889–Joao Mauricio Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (b.1815)

1901– 2000

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1905–Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b.1844)
1906–Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b.1866)
1909–Hugo Egmont Horring,Prime Minister ofDenmark (b.1842)
1916–Carlos Antonio Mendoza, 3rdPresident ofPanama (b.1856)
1934–Jozsef Pusztai, Slovenian–Hungarian writer (b.1864)
1942–Epitacio Pessoa,President of Brazil (b.1865)
1943–Neyyire Neyir, Turkishactress (b.1902)
1954–Agnes MacPhail, Canadian politician (b.1890)
1956–Jan Lukasiewicz, Polishmathematician (b.1878)
1958– DameChristabel Pankhurst, British suffragette (b.1880)
1958–Georges Rouault, French painter (b.1871)
1964–Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist (b.1902)
1968–Mae Marsh, American actress (b.1895)
1974–Ustad Amir Khan, Indian classical singer (b.1912)
1975–Andre Beaufre, French general (b.1902)
1976–Murtala Mohammed,Nigerian military leader (b.1938)
1976–Lily Pons, French–Americansoprano andactress (b.1904)
1980–Marian Rejewski, Polish mathematician (b.1905)
1982–Zeng Jinlian, tallest woman ever (b.1964)
1988–John Curulewski, American guitarist (Styx) (b.1950)
1991–Arno Breker, German sculptor (b.1900)
1992–Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (b.1909)
1993–Willoughby Gray, British actor (b.1916)

From 2001

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2002–Waylon Jennings, American musician (b.1937)
2004–Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chechen politician (b.1952)
2005–Maurice Trintignant, French racing driver (b.1917)
2006–Peter Frederick Strawson, Britishphilosopher (b.1919)
2007–Johanna Sallstrom, Swedish actress (b.1974)
2008–Kon Ichikawa, Japanese movie director and producer (b.1915)
2008–Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (b.1917)
2010–John Reed, British singer of Gilbert and Sullivan (b.1916)
2011–Inese Jaunzeme,Latvian javelin thrower (b.1932)
2013–Pieter Kooijmans, Dutch politician (b.1933)
2014–Balu Mahendra, Indian moviemaker andscreenwriter (b.1939)
2014–Richard Moller Nielsen, Danishfootballer and coach (b.1937)
2014–Piero D'Inzeo, Italianequestrian show jumper (b.1923)
2014–Ralph Waite, American actor (b.1928)
2015–Kesava Reddy, Indian writer (b.1946)
2015–Stan Chambers, American journalist (b.1923)
2016–Antonin Scalia,United States Supreme Court Justice (b.1936)
2016–O. N. V. Kurup, Indian poet, lyricist and politician (b.1931)
2016–Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarianfootballer (b.1965)
2016–Christopher Zeeman, Britishmathematician (b.1925)
2017–Sara Coward, British actress (b.1948)
2017–Kim Jong-nam, half–brother ofKim Jong-un (b.1971)
2017–Jan Grabowski, Polish speedway rider (b.1950)
2017–Lucky Pulpit, American–trained racehorse (b.2001)
2017–E-dubble, American rapper (b.1982)
2017–Harold Denton, American public servant (b.1936)
2017–Bruce Lansbury, English–Americantelevision producer (b.1930)
2017–Seijun Suzuki, Japanesedirector,screenwriter andactor (b.1923)
2018–Joseph Bonnel, Frenchfootballer (b.1939)
2018–Dobri Dobrev, Bulgarian ascetic and philanthropist (b.1914)
2018–Tito Francona, Americanbaseball player (b.1933)
2018–Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (b.1934)
2018–Josefina Samper, Spanish communist and feminist (b.1927)

Observances

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