November 13
November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 48 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
- 1002 - English king Ethelred orders killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.
- 1642 - At the Battle of Turnham Green of the First English Civil War the Royalist forces withdraw in face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal, Quebec defended by British General Guy Carleton.
- 1841 - James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnosis.
- 1851 - The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what would become Seattle, Washington.
- 1864 - The new Constitution of Greece is adopted.
- 1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
- 1909 - Collier's magazine accuses U.S. Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger of questionable dealings in Alaskan coal fields.
- 1916 - Prime Minister of Australia William Morris Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
- 1927 - The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicular tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
- 1941 - World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U 81, sinking the next day.
- 1942 - World 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.
- 1950 - General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud is assassinated in Caracas.
- 1954 - Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
- 1956 - United States Supreme Court declares Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal; thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1961 - Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny succeeds Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shelepin as head of the KGB.
- 1965 - The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.
- 1969 - Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, DC stage a symbolic March Against Death.
- 1970 - Bhola 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.
- 1971 - The American space probe, Mariner 9, becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet successfully, swinging into its planned trajectory around Mars.
- 1982 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
- 1985 - The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.
- 1985 - Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami, Florida's first Cuban-born mayor.
- 1989 - Champion swimmer Victor Davis died as a result of injuries suffered after being hit by a car two days earlier.
- 1990 - The World Wide Web first began.
- 1994 - Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum.
- 1995 - A 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.
- 2001 - Doha Round: The World Trade Organization ends a four-day ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar.
- 2001 - Philippine House Speaker Manuel B. Villar, Jr. passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
- 2001 - War 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.
- 2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
- 2002 - The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
- 2007 - The New Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is Imploded at 2:30 A.M. In its place will be The Plaza Hotel.
- 2007 - The last Eurostar train left Waterloo Train Station for the last time.
Births
- 354 - Saint Augustine of Hippo, North African theologian (d. 430)
- 1312 - King Edward III of England (d. 1377)
- 1486 - Johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)
- 1504 - Philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567)
- 1699 - Jan Zach, Czech composer and musician (d. 1773)
- 1710 - Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (d. 1792)
- 1714 - William Shenstone, English poet (d. 1763)
- 1715 - Dorothea Erxleben, German, first female medical doctor (d.1762)
- 1732 - John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (d. 1808)
- 1760 - Jiaqing, Emperor of China (d. 1820)
- 1761 - John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
- 1768 - Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor (d. 1844)
- 1801 - Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, queen of Prussia (d. 1873)
- 1801 - Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, queen of Saxony (d. 1877)
- 1814 - Joseph Hooker, American General (d. 1879)
- 1826 - Charles Frederick Worth, English-born couturier (d. 1895)
- 1833 - Edwin Booth, American actor (d. 1893)
- 1838 - Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (d. 1918)
- 1841 - Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General (d. 1913)
- 1848 - Albert I, Prince of Monaco (d. 1922)
- 1850 - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (d. 1894)
- 1853 - John Drew Jr., American actor (d. 1927)
- 1856 - Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1941)
- 1869 - Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian feminist (d. 1962)
- 1869 - Helene Stöcker, German feminist, pacifist and publicist (d. 1943)
- 1878 - Max Dehn, German mathematician (d. 1952)
- 1886 - Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer (d. 1973)
- 1906 - Hermione Baddeley, English actress (d. 1986)
- 1906 - Eva Zeisel, American industrial designer
- 1908 - C. Vann Woodward, American historian (d. 1999)
- 1910 - William Bradford Huie, American writer and publisher (d. 1986)
- 1913 - Alexander Scourby, American actor (d. 1985)
- 1913 - Helen Mack, American actress (d. 1986)
- 1913 - Jack Dyer, Australian footballer (d. 2003)
- 1914 - Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Jack Elam, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1922 - Jack Narz, American game show host
- 1922 - Oskar Werner, Austrian actor (d. 1984)
- 1924 - Linda Christian, Mexican-born actress
- 1924 - Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (d. 1994)
- 1928 - Steve Bilko, American baseball player (d. 1978)
- 1929 - Fred Phelps, American pastor
- 1931 - Andrée Lachapelle, French Canadian actress
- 1933 - Adrienne Corri, Scottish actress
- 1934 - Garry Marshall, American producer, director, writer, and actor
- 1934 - Jimmy Fontana, Italian actor, composer and singer
- 1935 - Tom Atkins, American actor
- 1935 - George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1938 - Jean Seberg, American actress (d. 1979)
- 1938 - Gérald Godin, Québécois poet and politician (d. 1994)
- 1939 - Idris Muhammad, American jazz drummer
- 1940 - Daniel Pilon, Québécois film and television actor
- 1941 - Mel Stottlemyre, American baseball player and coach
- 1941 - Eberhard Diepgen, German politician
- 1942 - John Hammond, American musician
- 1943 - André-Gilles Fortin, French Canadian politician (d. 1977)
- 1943 - Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer
- 1944 - Timmy Thomas, American musician
- 1945 - Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese racing driver
- 1947 - Joe Mantegna, American actor
- 1947 - Gene Garber, American Relief Pitcher
- 1949 - Yoshimi Ishibashi, Japanese racing driver
- 1950 - Mary Lou Metzger, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
- 1950 - Gilbert Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1951 - Frances Conroy, American actress
- 1953 - Andrew Ranken, English musician (The Pogues)
- 1954 - Scott McNealy, American CEO of Sun Microsystems
- 1954 - Chris Noth, American actor
- 1955 - Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and singer
- 1956 - Ginger Alden, American actress
- 1957 - Stephen Baxter, British author
- 1960 - Neil Flynn, American actor
- 1963 - Vinny Testaverde, American football player
- 1964 - Steve Wong Ka-Keung, Hong Kong musician Beyond
- 1967 - Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian and talk-show host
- 1967 - Steve Zahn, American actor
- 1968 - Pat Hentgen, American baseball player
- 1969 - Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
- 1969 - Lori Berenson, American criminal
- 1969 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch author
- 1972 - Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor
- 1973 - Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer
- 1975 - Quim, Portuguese footballer
- 1975 - Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
- 1975 - Alain Digbeu, French basketball player
- 1976 - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1977 - Chanel Cole, Australian singer
- 1977 - Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer
- 1978 - Nikolai Fraiture, bass player (The Strokes)
- 1979 - Ron Artest, American basketball player
- 1979 - Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer
- 1980 - Monique Coleman, American actress
- 1980 - François-Louis Tremblay, Québécois short track speed skater
- 1981 - Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player
- 1981 - Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor and singer
- 1982 - Samkon Gado, American football player
- 1982 - Koda Kumi, Japanese singer
- 1985 - Asdrubal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1990 - Jibbs, American Rapper
- 1995 - Stella Hudgens, American Actress
- 1997 - Brent Kinsman, American actor
- 1997 - Shane Kinsman, American actor
Deaths
- 1004 - Abbon of Fleury
- 1093 - King Malcolm III of Scotland (b. 1031)
- 1143 - King Fulk of Jerusalem
- 1170 - Albert I of Brandenburg
- 1314 - Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
- 1345 - Constance of Penafiel, wife of Pedro I of Portugal (b. 1323)
- 1359 - Ivan II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1326)
- 1460 - Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (b. 1394)
- 1606 - Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (b. 1530)
- 1619 - Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (b. 1555)
- 1770 - George Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1712)
- 1771 - Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (b. 1712)
- 1862 - Ludwig Uhland, German poet (b. 1787)
- 1867 - Adolphe Napoleon Didron, French archaeologist (b. 1806)
- 1868 - Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer (b. 1792)
- 1903 - Camille Pissarro, French painter (b. 1830)
- 1952 - Margaret Wise Brown, American children's author (b. 1910)
- 1954 - Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (b. 1881)
- 1967 - Harriet Cohen, English pianist (b. 1895)
- 1973 - Lila Lee, American actress (b. 1901)
- 1974 - Vittorio De Sica, Italian film director (b. 1901)
- 1974 - Karen Silkwood, American activist (b. 1946)
- 1975 - Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (b. 1910)
- 1977 - Ingrid Schubert, Baader-Meinhof (b. 1944)
- 1979 - Dimitris Psathas, Greek playwright (b. 1907)
- 1982 - Hugues Lapointe, French Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Quebec (b. 1911)
- 1985 - George Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (b. 1898)
- 1986 - Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (b. 1952)
- 1988 - Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (b. 1906)
- 1988 - Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (b. 1902)
- 1989 - Victor Davis, Canadian Olympic swimmer (b. 1964)
- 1991 - Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger, archbishop of Montreal (b. 1904)
- 1994 - Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (b. 1924)
- 1996 - Swami Rama, Himalayan yoga master (b. 1925)
- 1996 - Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (b. 1916)
- 1997 - André Boucourechliev, French composer (b. 1925)
- 1997 - Dawud M. Mu'Min, American murderer (b. 1953)
- 1998 - Michel Trudeau, Canadian outdoorsman, son of Pierre Trudeau (b. 1975)
- 1998 - Edwige Feuillère, French film actress (b. 1907)
- 1998 - Valerie Hobson, British actress (b. 1917)
- 2003 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (b. 1967)
- 2004 - John Balance, English musician and artist (b. 1962)
- 2004 - Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (b. 1968)
- 2005 - Eddie Guerrero American professional wrestler (b. 1967)
- 2005 - Vine Deloria, Jr., Native American author, theologian, historian, and activist. (b. 1933)
- 2007 - John Doherty, English footballer (b. 1935)
Holidays and observances
- Roman festivals - Iovis epulum; feast of Feronia
- R.C. Saints - Bricius of Tours; Mother Cabrini; Saint Homobonus; Stanislaus Kostka, All the Saints of the Premonstratensian Order.
- Feast day of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople
- International Phone Dictionary Day