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On this dayNovember 13

Through history52 events, 202 births and 104 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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A hundred years before

The front pages of November 13, 1926

What American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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What happened on November 13

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  1. 10021,024 years ago

    King Æthelred II (pictured) ordered the massacre of all Danes in England. · Æthelred the Unready · St Brice's Day massacre

    Photo: See descriptionPublic domain
  2. 1642384 years ago

    First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex. · Cavalier · Roundhead

    Photo: John Barker (1811-1886)Public domain
  3. 1775251 years ago

    American Revolutionary War: American forces captured Montreal without significant opposition as part of the Invasion of Quebec.

    Photo: John TrumbullPublic domain
  4. 1809217 years ago

    A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809.

    Photo: StevenmccombeCC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 1914112 years ago

    Zaian War: Zaian Berber tribesmen routed French forces at the Battle of El Herri in Morocco. · Zayanes

  6. 192799 years ago

    The Holland Tunnel opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River. · Jersey City, New Jersey

    Photo: Blue PeepCC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 194086 years ago

    Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.

  8. 194581 years ago

    FC Dynamo Moscow opened their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the attendance record for a British club football match. · FC Dynamo Moscow's 1945 tour of the United Kingdom · Chelsea F.C.

  9. 196363 years ago

    A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party.

    Photo: Shigeru TamuraPublic domain
  10. 196660 years ago

    Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu. · 1966 attack on Samu

  11. 197452 years ago

    Six members of the DeFeo family were murdered in their home (house pictured) in Amityville, New York, events that later inspired the book The Amityville Horror and a subsequent media franchise. · Amityville murders · Works based on the Amityville haunting

    Photo: SeulatrPublic domain
  12. 198244 years ago

    South Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, leading to significant rule changes in the sport. · Traumatic brain injury · Las Vegas Valley

  13. 198541 years ago

    The volcano Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried the town of Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. · Lahar · Armero tragedy

    Photo: Edgar from Ibagué, ColombiaCC BY-SA 2.0
  14. 199234 years ago

    The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented.

  15. 201511 years ago

    Coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by the Islamic State killed 130 people and injured 413 others. · November 2015 Paris attacks

    Photo: ERIC SALARD , Chris93 , Maya-Anaïs Yataghène , Mstyslav Chernov ,…CC BY-SA 4.0
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Born on November 13

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 354Augustine of HippoRoman bishop and theologian (died 430)228 languagesPhoto: Philippe de ChampaignePublic domain
  2. 1850Robert Louis StevensonScottish novelist, poet, and essayist (died 1894)154 languagesPhoto: Henry Walter BarnettPublic domain
  3. 1955Whoopi GoldbergAmerican actress, comedian, and talk show host108 languagesPhoto: PhilipRomanoCC BY-SA 4.0
  1. 1953Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former President of Mexico90
  2. 1312Edward III of England (died 1377)84
  3. 1934Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (died 2016)74
  4. 1969Gerard Butler, Scottish actor73
  5. 1969Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-American activist and author70
  6. 1967Steve Zahn, American actor and singer69
  7. 1999Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver63
  8. 1893Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986)59
  9. 1967Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian, actor, and talk show host59
  10. 1967Juhi Chawla, Indian actress, singer, and producer, Miss India 198458
  11. 1780Ranjit Singh, Sikh emperor (died 1839)57
  12. 2002Emma Raducanu, British tennis player57
  13. 1899Iskander Mirza, Pakistani general and politician, 1st President of Pakistan (died 1969)55
  14. 1957Greg Abbott, American politician, 48th Governor of Texas53
  15. 1940Saul Kripke, American philosopher and academic (died 2022)51
  16. 1947Joe Mantegna, American actor and voice artist49
  17. 1913Lon Nol, Cambodian general and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 1985)46
  18. 1760Jiaqing Emperor of China (died 1820)45
  19. 1813Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegrin metropolitan, philosopher, and poet (died 1851)45
  20. 1938Jean Seberg, American-French actress and singer (died 1979)45
  21. 1782Esaias Tegnér, Swedish bishop and educator (died 1846)43
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Died on November 13

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1868Gioachino RossiniItalian pianist and composer (born 1792)108 languages
  2. 1903Camille PissarroVirgin Islander-French painter (born 1830)94 languagesPhoto: author on the file pagePublic domain
  3. 1974Vittorio De SicaItalian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1901)83 languagesPhoto: Stevan KragujevićCC BY-SA 3.0
  1. 867Pope Nicholas I (born 800)76
  2. 1460Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (born 1394)67
  3. 2014Alexander Grothendieck, German-French mathematician and theorist (born 1928)61
  4. 1862Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (born 1787)57
  5. 1969Iskander Mirza, Indian-Pakistani general and politician, 1st President of Pakistan (born 1899)55
  6. 1770George Grenville, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1712)52
  7. 1954Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (born 1881)51
  8. 1093Malcolm III of Scotland (born 1031)50
  9. 2002Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1925)49
  10. 1359Ivan II of Moscow (born 1326)48
  11. 1143Fulk, King of Jerusalem (born 1089)44
  12. 1619Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1555)42
  13. 1726Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Electoral Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Ahlden (born 1666)40
  14. 1963Margaret Murray, Indian-English anthropologist and author (born 1863)39
  15. 1989Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (born 1906)39
  16. 2005Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (born 1967)39
  17. 1921Ignác Goldziher, Hungarian scholar of Islam (born 1850)35
  18. 1975Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and playwright (born 1910)35
  19. 2004Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (born 1968)34
  20. 2010Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1921)34
  21. 1319Eric VI of Denmark (born 1274)33
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Observed on November 13

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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Christian feast day