Historical events on February 13
FEBRUARY 13, 1692
Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.
The MacDonalds of Glencoe, also known as Clann Iain Abrach, is a Highland Scottish clan and a branch of the larger Clan
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FEBRUARY 13, 1891
Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.
The Whitechapel murders were committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London between 3 April 1888
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FEBRUARY 13, 1961
Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured).
A geode is a geological secondary formation within sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Geodes are hollow, vaguely spherical rocks, in which masses of
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FEBRUARY 13, 1867
Work began on the covering of the Senne (pictured), burying the polluted main river of Brussels to allow for urban renewal in the centre of the city.
The covering of the Senne was the covering and later diverting of the main river of Brussels, Belgium, and the construction of
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FEBRUARY 13, 2012
The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.
Vega was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and
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FEBRUARY 13, 2010
A terrorist bombing at a bakery popular among foreigners in Pune, India, killed 17 people and injured 60 others.
The 2010 Pune bombing, also known as 13/7 and the German bakery blast, occurred on 13 February 2010 at approximately 19:15 Indian
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FEBRUARY 13, 1981
Explosions caused by the ignition of hexane vapors destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines in Louisville, Kentucky.
On February 13, 1981, a series of explosions destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines and streets in the center
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FEBRUARY 13, 1987
Federal agents began to issue indictments against county-level supervisors in Mississippi after Operation Pretense exposed massive corruption in the state's local governments.
A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California,
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FEBRUARY 13, 1660
The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.
Charles XI or Carl was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721).
FEBRUARY 13, 1991
Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.
The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts against
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