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NOVEMBER 13, 1985
Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried the town of Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.
Nevado del Ruiz, also known as La Mesa de Herveo is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1642
First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex.
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1927
The Holland Tunnel opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River.
The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Hudson Square and Lower Manhattan in New York City Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1974
Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his family in Amityville, New York, events that later inspired the book The Amityville Horror and a subsequent media franchise.
Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1002
King Æthelred II (pictured) ordered the massacre of all Danes in England.
Æthelred II, known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1966
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.
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a geopolitical phenomenon involving military conflicts and a variety of disputes between Israel and many Arab countries. It Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1914
Zaian War: Zaian Berber tribesmen routed French forces at the Battle of El Herri in Morocco.
The Zaian War was fought between France and the Zaian Confederation of Berber tribes in Morocco between 1914 and 1921 during the Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1992
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.
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1963
A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party.
Sanzō Nosaka was a Japanese writer, editor, labor organizer, communist agent, politician, and university professor and a founder of the Japanese Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1940
Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 1775
American Revolutionary War: Patriot forces captured Montreal without significant opposition as part of the Invasion of Quebec.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by the Islamic State killed 130 people and injured 413 others.
A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Read More

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