November 13

Wednesday 13, 2002:

The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.

Tuesday 13, 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 any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.

Sunday 13, 1994:

Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum.

Tuesday 13, 1990:

The first known World Wide Web page is written.

Wednesday 13, 1985:

Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.

Saturday 13, 1982:

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

Friday 13, 1981:

The first Friday the 13th event held by motorcyclists in Port Dover, Ontario, Canada.

Wednesday 13, 1974:

PLO leader Yasser Arafat gives a landmark address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Friday 13, 1970:

1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-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).

Thursday 13, 1969:

Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, DC stage a symbolic "March Against Death."

Saturday 13, 1965:

The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.

Monday 13, 1961:

Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny succeeds Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shelepin as head of the KGB.

Sunday 13, 1960:

1960 - A fire at a movie theater in Amude Syria kills 152 people.

Saturday 13, 1954:

Great Britain defeated France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.

Monday 13, 1950:

General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud is assasinated in Caracas.

Friday 13, 1942:

Aviators from the USS Enterprise sink the Japanese heavy cruiser BB- Hiei.

Thursday 13, 1941:

World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U 81, she sinks on November 14.

Wednesday 13, 1940:

The animated feature-length film Fantasia is released.

Monday 13, 1916:

Prime Minister of Australia William Morris Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.

Saturday 13, 1909:

Ballinger-Pinchot scandal begins: Collier's magazine accuses US Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger of questionable dealings in Alaskan coal fields.

Friday 13, 1908:

Andrew Fisher becomes the 5th Prime Minister of Australia.

Sunday 13, 1887:

Bloody Sunday clashes in central London

Thursday 13, 1851:

The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington.

Saturday 13, 1841:

James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnosis.

Wednesday 13, 1805:

Johann Georg Lehner invents the hot dog.

Monday 13, 1775:

American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal defended by British Kingdom of Great Britain General Guy Carleton. Allen and his troups were disorganised and soundly defeated.

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