What happened on December 13?

137 sourced historical events are currently published for December 13. Browse the chronology below or filter this date by place and event type. This collection is expanding, not an exhaustive account of the day.

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The published December 13 chronology runs from 902 to 2024, a span of 1,122 years. It contains 137 sourced records across 39 countries and 9 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.

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  • Politics & society · 49 records
  • War & conflict · 41 records
  • Sport · 19 records
  • Arts & culture · 15 records

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  • United States · 20 records
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  • United Kingdom · 7 records
  • Canada · 5 records
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December 13 historical events

902 — Battle of the Holme

The Battle of the Holme took place in East Anglia on 13 December 902 between the Anglo-Saxon men of Kent and the East Anglian Danes. Its location is unknown but may have been Holme in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire). Following the death of Alfred the Great in 899, his son Edward the Elder became king, but his cousin Æthelwold, the son of Alfred's elder brother, King Æthelred, claimed the throne. His bid was unsuccessful, and he fled to the Northumbrian Danes, who, according to one version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, accepted him as king.

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1266 — Siege of Kenilworth

The siege of Kenilworth (21 June – December 1266), also known as the great siege of 1266, was a six-month siege of Kenilworth Castle and a battle of the Second Barons' War. The siege was a part of an English civil war fought from 1264 to 1267 by the forces of Simon de Montfort against the Royalist forces led by Prince Edward (later Edward I of England).

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1294 — Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit

Pope Celestine V (Latin: Caelestinus V; 1209/1210 or 1215 – 19 May 1296), born Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources Angelario, Angelieri, Angelliero, or Angeleri), also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celestine, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for five months from 5 July to 13 December 1294, when he abdicated.

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1545 — The Council of Trent opens

The Catholic Church opened the first session of the Council of Trent in northern Italy. The council met in stages and addressed doctrine and church reform.

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1558 — Battle of Quiapo

Battle of Quiapo in the Arauco War was the final battle in the campaign of García Hurtado de Mendoza against the Mapuche under the toqui known as Lemucaguin or Caupolicán the younger. It was fought in Quiapo, Arauco Province, Chile on the December 13, 1558.

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1577 — Francis Drake's circumnavigation

The English explorer Francis Drake circumnavigated the Earth between 13 December 1577 and 26 September 1580. The expedition was authorised by Queen Elizabeth I and consisted of five ships. Termed a 'voyage of discovery', it was in effect an ambitious covert raiding voyage and the start of England's challenge to the global domination of Spain and Portugal. Drake set off on 15 December 1577 after a delay of nearly six months.

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1642 — Abel Tasman’s expedition sights New Zealand’s South Island

Sailing east from Tasmania, Abel Tasman’s expedition sighted the western coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It is the earliest recorded European sighting of the islands.

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1643 — Battle of Alton

The Battle of Alton (also Storm of Alton), of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry serving under the Earl of Crawford. In the context of the First English Civil War, the Battle of Alton was the first decisive defeat of Sir Ralph Hopton, leader of Royalist forces in the south, and the event had a significant psychological effect on him as commander.

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1643 — Battle of Bramber Bridge

The Battle of Bramber Bridge was a minor skirmish that took place on 13 December 1643, during the First English Civil War. A Royalist detachment from Arundel attempted to secure the bridge over the River Adur at Bramber in West Sussex, but found a Parliamentarian force already in possession. The Royalists attempted to find another crossing point, but were ordered back to Arundel, after learning of the loss of Alton the same night.

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1643 — Torstensson's Jutland campaign

Torstensson's Jutland campaign began in December 1643 when Lennart Torstensson and 16,000 men invaded Holstein and Jutland. In January 1644, his subordinate Torsten Stålhandske defeated a Danish cavalry force under Friedrich von Buchwald, capturing Kolding and later Snoghøj.

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1705 — Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)

Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on December 13, 1705 between a Hungarian (Kuruc) army led by János Bottyán and an Austrian-Croatian-Serbian combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd (West-Hungary, County Vas) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf) (heden Austria), near the Austro-Hungarian border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory. On November 2, 1705, János Bottyán actuated the Hungarian campaign in the Dunántúl. Before that he had only 8,000 soldiers at Kecskemét but this number later increased to 30,000 men. On December 10, Kőszeg capitulated and Bottyán moved to Szentgotthárd, where Heister was.

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1758 — The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people

Duke William was a ship which served as a troop transport at the Siege of Louisbourg and as a deportation ship in the Île Saint-Jean Campaign of the Expulsion of the Acadians during the Seven Years' War. While Duke William was transporting Acadians from Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) to France, the ship sank in the North Atlantic on December 13, 1758, with the loss of over 360 lives.

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1769 — Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth

Dartmouth College ( DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock and Samson Occom to train Native American Christian missionaries, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Following a liberal arts curriculum, Dartmouth provides undergraduate instruction in 40 academic departments and interdisciplinary programs, including 60 majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.

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1793 — Battle of Le Mans (1793)

The Battle of Le Mans was a combat in December 1793 in the Virée de Galerne, an operation of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution. It resulted in the rout of the Vendéen forces by Republican troops.

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1808 — 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

Following the September 1808 election for delegates to represent Vermont in the 11th United States Congress, two of its four districts had failed to choose representatives. A second ballot was held in December, giving Vermont a total of three Federalist representatives and one Democratic-Republican.

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1809 — Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean

Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean was an unsuccessful operation by a French naval squadron to transport supplies to Guadeloupe in December 1809 at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. Over the previous year, British Royal Navy squadrons had isolated and defeated the French Caribbean colonies one by one, until by the autumn Guadeloupe was the only colony remaining in French hands.

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1813 — 1813 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1813 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1813, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Federalist governor Levin Winder was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Democratic-Republican governor Robert Bowie in a rematch of the previous election.

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1813 — Battle of the Nive

The Battles of the Nive (9–13 December 1813) were fought towards the end of the Peninsular War. Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese and Spanish army defeated Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult's army on French soil in a series of battles near the city of Bayonne. Unusually, for most of the battle, Wellington remained with the Reserve delegating command to his senior Lieutenant-Generals Rowland Hill and John Hope.

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1819 — 1819 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1819 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1819, in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic-Republican nominee Samuel Sprigg was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Goldsborough.

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1824 — 1824 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1824 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1824, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Samuel Stevens Jr. was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Federalist governor Charles Goldsborough, Democratic-Republican candidate Roger B. Taney and Federalist candidates Robert Henry Goldsborough and John Eager Howard.

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1830 — 1830 Boston mayoral election

The 1830 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of incumbent Harrison Gray Otis to a third consecutive term. It was held on December 13, 1830. Otis' opponent Theodore Lyman II was nominated by the Working Men's Party. This election is notable for being the last in the United States to include a member of the Federalist Party.

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1841 — 1841 Boston mayoral election

The 1841 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of Whig Party incumbent Jonathan Chapman to a third consecutive term. It was held on December 13, 1841.

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1847 — 1847 Boston mayoral election

The 1847 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of Whig Party incumbent Josiah Quincy Jr. to a third consecutive term. It was held on December 13, 1847.

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1848 — Battle of Rika

The Battle of Rika or Battle of Felsőrákos-Rika-Vargyas was a battle in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, fought on 13 December 1848 at Felsőrákos, Vargyas the valley of the Rika stream Háromszék County in southeastern Transylvania. The Székelys from Háromszék, sustaining the Hungarian revolution, led by Captain Sándor Gál, Captain Ignác Horváth Kovachich and Áron Gábor defeated the troops of the Habsburg Empire Captain August von Heydte reinforced by Transylvanian Romanian and Saxon militias and national guards.

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1850 — 1850 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1850 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1850, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate John Hugh Means was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.

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1852 — 1852 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1852 saw the reelection of Benjamin Seaver to a second term. It was held on December 13, 1852.

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1858 — 1858 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1858 saw the reelection of Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. It was held on December 13, 1858. Lincoln was nominated on a "Citizens" ticket supported by a nonpartisan group of residents. Kimball was nominated by the Republicans and Palmer was nominated by a temperance party. Although nominated by both the People's Union and National American (Know Nothing) parties, former mayor Jerome V. C. Smith declined to campaign.

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1859 — Battle of La Ebonal

The Battle of La Ebonal was fought in December 1859 near Brownsville, Texas during the First Cortina War. Following the Brownsville Raid, on September 28, and a few skirmishes with the Texas Rangers, rebel leader Juan Cortina led his small army into the hills outside of town and dug in near a series of cattle ranches.

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1861 — Battle of Camp Allegheny

The Battle of Camp Allegheny, also known as the Battle of Allegheny Mountain, took place on December 13, 1861, in Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.

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1862 — Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the eastern theater of the American Civil War. The combat between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee included futile frontal attacks by the Union army on December 13 against entrenched Confederate lines, hurling themselves against a feature of the battlefield that came to be remembered as the 'sunken wall' on the heights overlooking the city.

American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee repulses attacks by Union Major General Ambrose Burnside on Marye's Heights, inflicting heavy casualties.

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1864 — Second Battle of Fort McAllister

The Second Battle of Fort McAllister took place December 13, 1864, during the final stages of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War. Union forces overwhelmed a small Confederate force defending the strategically important Fort McAllister near Savannah, Georgia, a major Federal objective.

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1869 — 1869 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1869 saw the reelection of Nathaniel B. Shurtleff to a third consecutive term.

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1877 — Second Serbian–Ottoman War

The Second Serbian-Ottoman War was a conflict fought between the Principality of Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. It lasted from 13 December 1877 to 5 February 1878, and followed the First Serbian–Ottoman War. Serbia waged a successful campaign during which the Serbian army reached Kosovo, Čukarica and Kyustendil within a few weeks. Thanks to these military successes, Serbia gained their long-awaited de jure independence, as well as the districts of Vranje, Toplica, Niš, and Pirot.

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1881 — 1881 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1881 saw the election of Samuel Abbott Green.

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1887 — 1887 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1887 saw the reelection of Hugh O'Brien (a Democrat to a fourth consecutive term, defeating Republican nominee Thomas N. Hart.

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1889 — 1889 East Coast by-election

The 1889 East Coast by-election was a by-election held on 13 December 1889 in the East Coast electorate during the 10th New Zealand Parliament.

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1892 — 1892 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1892 saw the reelection of Nathan Matthews Jr. to a third consecutive term.

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1895 — Battle of Iguará

The Battle of Iguará was a battle of the Cuban War of Independence which took place on December 13, 1895 in the Santa Clara Province, Cuba.

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1897 — 1897 Calgary municipal election

The 1897 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 13, 1897 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the fourteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1898 to January 3, 1899. Arthur Leslie Cameron was acclaimed as mayor.

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1900 — Battle of Nooitgedacht

In the Battle of Nooitgedacht on 13 December 1900, Boer commandos led by Generals Koos de la Rey and Christiaan Beyers combined to deal a defeat to a British brigade under the command of Major General R. A. P. Clements during the Second Boer War.

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1905 — 1905 Saskatchewan general election

The 1905 Saskatchewan general election was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, and became the first Premier of the new province.

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1909 — 1909 Calgary municipal election

The 1909 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1909 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-sixth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1910 to January 2, 1911. Mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 6, 1909.

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1911 — 1911 Ceylonese Legislative Council election

The first election to the Legislative Council of Ceylon was held in 1911 to elect four councillors for the following four electorates - two for European electorates (European urban and European rural) one for the Burgher electorate and one for the Ceylonese electorate. Four unofficial members were to be selected through an election and the remainder would be appointed by the Governor.

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1914 — Battle of Limanowa

The Battle of Limanowa-Łapanów took place from 1 December to 13 December 1914, between the Austro-Hungarian Army and the Russian Army near the town of Limanowa (40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Kraków). The Austro-Hungarian high command had assumed that the German success would weaken Russian forces in the north and that the Galician front would remain quiet. Both these assumptions were incorrect.

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1915 — Calgary holds its 1915 municipal election

Calgary, Canada, held its municipal election on 13 December 1915 to elect a mayor and members of the city council.

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1919 — Australian federal election, 1919

Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1919. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Frank Tudor. The government changed the lower house voting system from first-past-the-post to full-preference preferential voting after the 1918 Swan by-election saw a split in the vote between Nationalist and Country Party candidates, causing Labor with the largest primary vote to unexpectedly win the by-election.

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1919 — 1919 Australian Senate election

The 1919 Australian Senate election was held on 13 December 1919 to elect 19 of the 36 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 1919 federal election. Each state elected three senators to serve a six-year term beginning on 1 July 1920, except for Tasmania, who elected an extra senator to fill a casual vacancy.

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1921 — 1921 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 1921. James Michael Curley, who had previously served as Mayor of Boston (1914–1918), was elected for the second time, defeating three other candidates. In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms. Thus, incumbent Andrew James Peters was unable to run for re-election.

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1922 — 1922 Calgary municipal election

The 1922 Calgary municipal election was held on December 13, 1922, to elect a mayor, commissioner, seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. In addition three members were elected for the public school board. A swimming pool bylaw was defeated by a large majority. Three plebiscites were held, one regarding compensation for aldermen, one to change the position of commissioner to an appointment, and one for a service tax.

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1924 — 1924 retreat from Chaoen

The 1924 retreat from Chaouen was the retreat of the Spanish forces from Chefchaouen during the Rif War. After the major defeat at Annual, the prime minister and the military dictator, Miguel Primo de Rivera, decided to withdraw his troops to the coast of Morocco. A major evacuation took place at Chaouen, where a relief force escorted the garrison to Tétouan.

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1927 — Guangzhou Uprising

The Guangzhou Uprising, Canton Uprising, or Canton Riots of 1927 was a failed communist uprising in the city of Guangzhou (Canton) in southern China.

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1936 — Second Battle of the Corunna Road

The Second Battle of the Corunna Road (Spanish: Batalla de la Carretera de Coruña) was a battle of the Spanish Civil War that took place from 13 December 1936 to 15 January 1937, northwest of Madrid. In December 1936, the Nationalists launched an offensive in order to cut the Corunna Road and isolate Madrid, but a Republican counter-offensive stopped the Nationalist advance.

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1937 — Nanking Massacre

The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking or Rape of Nanjing, was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing (then spelled Nanking), then the capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The massacre occurred over a period of six weeks starting on December 13, 1937, the day that the Japanese captured Nanjing.

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1939 — Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939 as the first British naval battle of the Second World War. The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff, engaged a Royal Navy squadron, commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood, comprising the light cruisers HMS Ajax, HMNZS Achilles (on loan to the New Zealand Division) and the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter.

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1941 — Battle of Cape Bon (1941)

The naval Battle of Cape Bon took place on December 13, 1941 during the Second World War, between two Italian light cruisers and an Allied destroyer flotilla off Cape Bon, Tunisia. The loss of the two cruisers and their valuable cargoes was a serious defeat for the Regia Marina.

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1941 — 1941 Bay of Plenty by-election

The Bay of Plenty by-election of 1941 was a by-election for the electorate of Bay of Plenty held on 13 December 1941 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Gordon Hultquist of the Labour Party who was killed in World War II. The by-election was won by Bill Sullivan of the National Party; Labour lost a seat.

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1941 — 1941 Tasmanian state election

The 1941 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 December 1941 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates. The Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party.

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1941 — Operation Krohcol

Operation Krohcol, or the Battle for The Ledge, was a British operation in December 1941 to invade southern Thailand following the Japanese invasion of Malaya and of Thailand during World War II. It was authorised by Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival as a "mini Matador" after Operation Matador, a plan to advance into Thailand to forestall a Japanese invasion, that had been opposed by the British government and was not carried out.

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1941 — Battle of Jitra

The Battle of Jitra was fought between the invading Japanese and Allied forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War, from 11–13 December 1941. The British defeat compelled Arthur Percival to order all Allied aircraft stationed in Malaya to withdraw to Singapore.

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1943 — Massacre of Kalavryta

The Massacre of Kalavryta (Greek: Σφαγή των Καλαβρύτων), or the Holocaust of Kalavryta (Ολοκαύτωμα των Καλαβρύτων), refers to the extermination of the male population and the total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, in Greece, by German occupying forces during World War II, on 13 December 1943. It is the most serious case of war crimes committed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II. In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named Unternehmen Kalavryta (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta.

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1944 — The last German-held fort defending Metz surrenders

The last German-held fort defending Metz surrendered on 13 December 1944, bringing the Battle of Metz to its end. U.S. forces had already captured the city in November, while isolated forts continued to hold out. Metz is in present-day France and was under German control during the battle.

This is the surrender of the last defending fort, not the earlier capture of the city.

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1950 — Battle of Chosin Reservoir campaign reaches its December 13 endpoint

The Battle of Chosin Reservoir is commonly dated from November 27 to December 13, 1950. Chinese forces surrounded United Nations troops in northeastern Korea, but the UN force fought its way south in freezing conditions and reached the port of Hungnam by December 13. The subsequent evacuation from Hungnam continued beyond that date.

December 13 is the conventional endpoint of the Chosin battle, not the end of the later Hungnam evacuation.

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1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan

The Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan was a counter-insurgency campaign the Chinese Communist Party fought against the Kuomintang forces that were left behind after the Nationalist regime withdrew from mainland China. The campaign was fought during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era in the region of Shiwandashan (十万大山, literally "10,000 Great Mountains") in Guangxi at the China-Vietnam border and resulted in communist victory.

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1951 — Barbadian general election, 1951

General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951, the first held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 64.6%. In this year Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, D.A., was the first woman to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly. She represented the Parish of St. Andrew until 1961. One year later Queen Elizabeth II was ascended to the Throne on the death of her father, George VI.

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1954 — Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. v Budapest Honvéd FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. v Budapest Honvéd FC was an association football match that took place on 13 December 1954, and was instrumental in the eventual formation of the European Cup. The match was played under floodlights, and was broadcast live on BBC television.

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1957 — 1957 Farsinaj earthquake

An earthquake struck Hamadan province, Iran on 13 December 1957 at 05:15. The moment magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck at a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi). The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the seismically active Zagros Mountains. The mountain range was also the location for several historic earthquakes. The earthquake occurred near two segments of the active strike-slip Main Recent Fault.

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1959 — Cypriot presidential election, 1959

Presidential elections were held in Cyprus for the first time on 13 December 1959. Only two candidates contested the election; Makarios III, who was backed by EOKA and John Clerides, a member of the Democratic Union, who was also supported by AKEL. The result was a victory for Makarios III, who won 66.8% of the vote, although he did not take office until 16 August 1960. Voter turnout was 91.2%. Fazıl Küçük was the only candidate for Vice-President, and was elected unopposed.

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1959 — Makarios III wins Cyprus’s first presidential election

Cyprus held its first presidential election on December 13, 1959, ahead of independence. Archbishop Makarios III defeated lawyer Ioannis Clerides and became the republic’s first president. The Cyprus government’s election archive records Makarios with 66.85% of the vote.

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1960 — 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt

The 1960 Ethiopian coup was a coup d'état staged in Ethiopia on 13 December 1960. Its goal was to overthrow Emperor Haile Selassie who was on a state visit to Brazil at the time. Four conspirators, led by Germame Neway and his older brother Brigadier General Mengistu Neway, who was commander of the Kebur Zabangna (the Imperial Bodyguard), took several ministers and other important personages hostage and gained control of most of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

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1962 — NASA launches the Relay 1 communications satellite

Relay 1 went into an elliptical orbit after launch on a Thor-Delta rocket. It was designed to relay television, telephone and data signals across long distances.

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1965 — UN General Assembly assigns Japan a two-year Security Council term

The General Assembly concluded its vote on term lengths by assigning Japan a two-year term and Uganda and New Zealand one-year terms. The three countries had already been elected to the enlarged council.

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1966 — Juicio Final (1966)

Juicio Final (1966) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1966) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1966, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.

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1968 — Juicio Final (1968)

Juicio Final (1968) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1968) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1968, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.

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1974 — Juicio Final (1974)

Juicio Final (1974) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1974) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1974, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.

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1974 — 1975 spring offensive

The 1975 spring offensive (Vietnamese: chiến dịch mùa Xuân 1975), officially known as the general offensive and uprising of spring 1975 (Vietnamese: Tổng tiến công và nổi dậy mùa Xuân 1975), was the final North Vietnamese campaign of the Vietnam War that led to the capitulation of South Vietnam. In December 1974, People's Army of Vietnam's (PAVN) forces crossed from their bases in Cambodia and captured Phước Long Province by January 1975.

In the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese forces launch their 1975 Spring Offensive (to 30 April 1975), which results in the final capitulation of South Vietnam.

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1974 — Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth

Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth on 13 December 1974, ten years after gaining independence.

This is the change to a republic, not the 1964 independence date.

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1975 — Australian federal election, 1975

Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election following a double dissolution of both Houses. Malcolm Fraser had been commissioned as caretaker prime minister following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam's three-year-old Labor government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, on 11 November 1975. The same day, Fraser advised the calling of the election, in accordance with Kerr's stipulated conditions (see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis). The Coalition of Fraser's Liberal Party of Australia and Doug Anthony's National Country Party secured government in its own right, winning the largest majority government in Australian history.

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1975 — 1975 Australian House of Representatives election

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1975 federal election.

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1977 — Air Indiana Flight 216

The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces, lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The plane was on its way to Nashville International Airport, taking the team to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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1979 — South West Hertfordshire by-election, 1979

The South West Hertfordshire by-election, 1979 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 December 1979 for the British House of Commons constituency of South West Hertfordshire.

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1981 — 1981 Intercontinental Cup

The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil on 13 December 1981 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, the annual Intercontinental Cup contested between the winners of the European Cup and Copa Libertadores. Flamengo went on to play the Intercontinental Cup after having won the first ever Libertadores Cup they played. Liverpool were also appearing in their first Intercontinental Cup, having declined to take part in 1977 and 1978 after they won the European Cup. The teams had qualified for the competition by winning their continent's primary cup competition.

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1981 — Martial law in Poland

Martial law in Poland (Polish: Stan wojenny w Polsce) was in effect between 13 December 1981 and 22 July 1983. The government of the Polish People's Republic drastically restricted everyday life by introducing martial law and a military junta in an attempt to counter political opposition, in particular the Solidarity movement. Since the late 1970s, Poland had been in a deep economic recession.

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1982 — 1982 North Yemen earthquake

The 1982 North Yemen earthquake hit near the city of Dhamar, North Yemen (now part of Yemen) on December 13. Measuring 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale, with a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale, as many as 2,800 people were killed and another 1,500 injured. The shock occurred within several hundred kilometers of a plate boundary in a geologically complex region that includes active volcanoes and seafloor spreading ridges.

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1984 — Enfield Southgate by-election, 1984

The Enfield Southgate by-election, 1984 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 December 1984 for the British House of Commons constituency of Enfield Southgate.

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1987 — 1987 Intercontinental Cup

The 1987 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 13 December 1987 between Porto of Portugal, winner of the 1986–87 European Cup, and Peñarol of Uruguay, winner of the 1987 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 45,000 fans. Heavy snow fell throughout the match, making the pitch muddy.

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1989 — Attack on Derryard checkpoint

On 13 December 1989 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint complex manned by the King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) near the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border at Derryard, near Rosslea, County Fermanagh. The IRA unit, firing from the back of an armoured dump truck, attacked the small base with heavy machine-guns, grenades, rockets and a flamethrower. A nearby British Army patrol arrived at the scene and a fierce firefight erupted. The IRA withdrew after leaving a van bomb inside the complex, but it did not fully detonate. The attack left two British soldiers dead and two wounded.

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1989 — Starrcade '89: Future Shock

Starrcade '89: Future Shock was the seventh annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It was the second Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and it took place on December 13, 1989, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The event solely featured the Iron Man and Iron Team tournaments.

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1991 — Juicio Final (1991)

Juicio Final (1991) (Spanish for "Final Justice") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on December 13, 1991 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. Documentation foronly three matches on the show have been found, the main event and two Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match undercard matches. The main event of Juicio Final was a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match between Máscara Año 2000 and Aníbal. The match saw Máscara Año 2000 defeat Aníbal, forcing him to unmask and reveal his real name, Carlos Ignacio Carrillo Contreras, after the match per Lucha libre traditions.

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1991 — Operation Whirlwind

Operation Whirlwind (Croatian: Operacija Vihor) was a failed Croatian Army (HV) offensive in the Banovina region of Croatia, fought from 11–13 December 1991, during the early stages of the Croatian War of Independence. The offensive employed a single infantry brigade as the main attacking force, supported by a bridging unit and a handful of tanks and armoured personnel carriers.

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1992 — 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup final

The 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the B&Q Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Morton and Hamilton Academical on 13 December 1992 at Love Street in Paisley. It was the third final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.

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1992 — São Paulo beats Barcelona to win the Intercontinental Cup

Raí scored twice as São Paulo defeated Barcelona 2–1 at Tokyo’s National Stadium in the Intercontinental Cup.

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1994 — Flagship Airlines Flight 3379

Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 (on behalf of American Eagle) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Greensboro to Raleigh, North Carolina. On December 13, 1994, the aircraft operating the flight entered a stall on approach to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and crashed 4 miles southwest of the runway threshold, killing both pilots and 13 of the 18 passengers. The remaining occupants suffered injuries.

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1995 — Banat Air Flight 166

Banat Air Flight 166 was an Antonov An-24 (registration YR-AMR) chartered on 13 December 1995 from Romavia by Banat Air. It was due to fly from Verona, Italy, to Timișoara, Romania, when it crashed shortly after take-off, killing all eight crewmembers and 41 passengers. It later emerged that the aircraft was severely overloaded and its wings were contaminated with ice and snow.

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1995 — Super J-Cup (1995)

Super J-Cup: 2nd Stage was the second Super J-Cup professional wrestling tournament, it was hosted by Wrestle Association R and produced by WAR wrestler Último Dragón. The tournament was held to determine the top junior heavyweight of the world for that year. The event took place on December 13, 1995, at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

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1995 — UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying play-off

The UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying play-off was a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match to decide the final participant for UEFA Euro 1996. It was played on 13 December 1995 at Anfield in Liverpool, England, a neutral venue, between the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands. The Netherlands won 2–0, therefore qualifying for the 1996 European Championship.

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1997 — Guerra de Titanes (1997)

Guerra de Titanes (1997) ("War of the Titans") was the first ever Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 13, 1997 in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured a Lucha de Apuestas "hair vs. hair" match contested inside a Steel Cage between the teams of Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. and Picudo and Sangre Chicana.

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1998 — Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, 1998

The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 13 December 1998 for the leadership including chairman, two vice-chairman posts and 27 members of the 3rd Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. Founding Chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming was re-elected uncontestedly for the third consecutive term. The election was marked by a "coup d'etat" by the Young Turks faction whose candidate Lau Chin-shek defeated the incumbent Vice-Chairman Anthony Cheung Bing-leung.

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1998 — Guerra de Titanes (1998)

Guerra de Titanes (1998) ("War of the Titans") was the second Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 13, 1998 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Main event featured a Steel Cage Match that highlighted two storyline feuds between Octagón and his "Evil twin" Pentagón and the feud between Heavy Metal and Kick Boxer as Octagón and Heavy Metal teamed together to take on Pentagón and Kick Boxer.

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1998 — K-1 Grand Prix '98 final round

K-1 Grand Prix '98 final round was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, December 13, 1998, in front of 63,800 spectators. It was the sixth K-1 World Grand Prix final involving eight of the world's best heavyweight fighters (+95 kg/209 lbs), with all bouts fought under K-1 rules.

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1998 — Rock Bottom: In Your House

Rock Bottom: In Your House was a 1998 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 26th In Your House and took place on December 13, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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1998 — ECW/FMW Supershow

The ECW/FMW Supershow was a professional wrestling event jointly promoted by the Japan promotion Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and the United States–based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 12 and 13, 1998. Both shows aired live on pay-per-view (PPV) in Japan via DirecTV. Excerpts from the December 13 show aired on episode #295 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV in the United States on December 16, 1998.

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2001 — 2001 Indian Parliament attack

The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a terrorist attack on the Parliament of India in New Delhi, India, on 13 December 2001. The attack was carried out by five Jaish-e-Mohammed militants and resulted in the deaths of six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, and a gardener. All five militants were killed by security forces.

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2002 — Sin Piedad (2002)

Sin Piedad (2002) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 2002 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico and replaced CMLL's regular Friday night show Super Viernes ("Super Friday"). The 2002 Sin Piedad was the third event under that name that CMLL promoted as their last major show of the year, always held in December. The main event was a traditional two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match between Rey Bucanero and Vampiro Canadiense where both wrestlers risked their hair on the outcome of the match.

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2003 — Capture of Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein, the deposed president of Iraq, was captured by the United States military in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq, on 13 December 2003. The military operation to capture him was codenamed Operation Red Dawn, after the 1984 American film Red Dawn. The mission was executed by joint operations Task Force 121—an elite and covert joint special operations team, supported by the 1st Brigade Combat Team (led by Colonel James Hickey) of the 4th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Raymond Odierno.

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2005 — The WTO's sixth ministerial conference opens in Hong Kong

The World Trade Organization opened its sixth ministerial conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Trade ministers met through December 18.

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2006 — UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs (also known as UFC Fight Night: 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 13, 2006 at the MCAS Miramar near San Diego, California. It was the first UFC event to take place on a military base. The audience consisted almost entirely of United States Marines stationed at Miramar; only five pairs of seats were available to the public via auction. All auction proceeds went to the Marine Corps Community Services Quality of Life Programs for the Marines and Families. The two-hour broadcast drew a 1.3 overall rating on Spike TV.

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2006 — 2006 Torneo Apertura Final

The 2006 Torneo Apertura final was the tiebreaker match to define the 2006 Torneo Apertura of Argentine Primera División. It was played between Estudiantes de La Plata and Boca Juniors after both teams finished tied on points at the end of the season. It was the 6th. league final contested by Boca Juniors after 1923 (won a four-matches series v Huracán) and 1929 (lost v Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), 1970, 1976, and 1990–91.

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2006 — A Yangtze survey ends without finding a baiji

An international survey returned after six weeks on the Yangtze without sighting a baiji. The researchers concluded that the dolphin was likely functionally extinct.

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2007 — Treaty of Lisbon

The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is a European agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed by all EU member states on 13 December 2007, entered into force on 1 December 2009.

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2009 — TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)

The 2009 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the inaugural TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs and took place on December 13, 2009, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions.

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2009 — Dongo conflict

The Dongo conflict was a minor conflict centered in the town of Dongo, on the left bank of the Ubangi River in Sud-Ubangi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Violence initially broke out in late October 2009 after a local dispute over fishing rights. This destabilised the region and led to a spiral of violence, and an exodus of civilians attempting to flee from the fighting.

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2010 — Vincentian general election, 2010

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 13 December 2010. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which won eight of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly.

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2011 — 2011 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

The 2011 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held on 13 December 2011 to choose the thirteenth Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. A Deputy Leader and a senior and a junior whip were also elected. Following the Labour Party's loss in the 2011 general election, leader Phil Goff and deputy leader Annette King resigned, prompting the leadership election, which was conducted as a secret ballot of the Labour caucus.

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2014 — UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic

UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic (also known as UFC on Fox 13) was a mixed martial arts event held at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 13, 2014.

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2014 — World Series of Fighting 16: Palhares vs. Fitch

World Series of Fighting 16: Palhares vs. Fitch was a mixed martial arts event held December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13) in Sacramento, California, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on TSN2 in Canada.

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2014 — 2014 Emperor's Cup final

2014 Emperor's Cup Final was the 94th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at International Stadium Yokohama in Kanagawa on December 13, 2014. Gamba Osaka won the championship.

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2014 — Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)

The Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State (IS) on the Deir ez-Zor Airport and the surrounding areas.

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2015 — French regional elections, 2015

Regional elections were held in France on 6 and 13 December 2015. At stake were the regional councils in metropolitan and overseas France as well as the Corsican Assembly and inaugural seats in the Assembly of French Guiana and Assembly of Martinique, all for a six-year term. The Departmental Council of Mayotte, which also exercises the powers of a region, is the only region not participating in this election, having already been renewed on 2 April 2015. There are 18 Regional Presidencies at stake, with 13 in continental France and Corsica, and 5 overseas.

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2015 — TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, which was produced by WWE. It took place on December 13, 2015, at the TD Garden in the Boston, Massachusetts. This is the seventh event under the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event (including with one match on the pre-show). In the main event, Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. During the post-match, Reigns viciously attacked Triple H, which sent him to the hospital.

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2015 — 2015 Democratic Left Party Extraordinary Convention

The 2015 Democratic Left Party Extraordinary Convention was held on 13 December 2015 in order to elect a new leader for the Democratic Left Party (DSP), a centre-left political party in Turkey. The convention was called after the resignation of former leader Masum Türker, who stepped down after the DSP won its lowest ever result in the November 2015 general election.

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2015 — 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election

The first Regional Elections of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie were held on 6 and 13 December 2015. At stake were the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie. These elections were the first to be held for the redrawn regions- the 27 regions of France were amalgamated into 18, this went into effect on 1 January 2016. The former regions of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy were merged and became the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, later named Hauts-de-France.

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2015 — 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

The 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game was the final game of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, determining the national champion for the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The match was played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, a soccer-specific stadium that is home to Major League Soccer club, Sporting Kansas City.

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2015 — 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election

The 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election took place on 6 (first round) and 13 December (second round) to renew the 123 members of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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2017 — 2017 Maltese Super Cup

The 2017 Maltese Super Cup was the 33rd Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Maltese Premier League and the Maltese FA Trophy. It was contested by Hibernians, winners of the 2016–17 Maltese Premier League, and Floriana, the winners of the 2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, at Ta' Qali National Stadium on 13 December 2017.

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2018 — 2018 Maltese Super Cup

The 2018 Maltese Super Cup was the 34th Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Maltese Premier League and the Maltese FA Trophy. It was contested on 13 December 2018 by Valletta – who won a league and FA Trophy double the previous season – and Balzan, who finished runners-up in the league.

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2018 — Marşandiz train collision

On 13 December 2018, a high-speed passenger train and a locomotive collided near Yenimahalle in Ankara Province, Turkey. Three cars of the passenger train derailed in the collision. Three railroad engineers and five passengers were killed at the scene, and 84 people were injured. Another injured passenger later succumbed to injuries, and 34 passengers, including two in critical condition, were treated in several hospitals.

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2019 — 2019 Copa Argentina final

The 2019 Copa Argentina final was a football match between Central Córdoba (SdE) and River Plate on 13 December 2019 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina. It was the final match of the 2018–19 Copa Argentina, the eighth edition of Argentine football's annual cup competition, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).

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2020 — 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup final

The 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup Final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 December 2020. It was contested by Antrim and Kerry. The game took place before the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Antrim won the competition for the first time and were thus promoted to the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (the sport's top flight).

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2020 — 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 December 2020 between Limerick and Waterford, the culmination of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was the 133rd final of that sport's primary competition, the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Limerick won the game by 0–30 to 0–19 to claim their second All-Ireland title in three years.

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2022 — Ntoroko clashes

On 13 December 2022, fighting broke out between the Uganda People's Defence Force and the Allied Democratic Forces in Ntoroko District, in western Uganda.

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2022 — 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election

The 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election was held on December 13, 2022.

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2022 — 2022 Austin mayoral election

The 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. The election was nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. In the general election, state representative Celia Israel and former mayor Kirk Watson took the first two spots, leading realtor Jennifer Virden and several other candidates.

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2023 — 2023 Swiss Federal Council election

An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, Switzerland's government, were held on 13 December 2023 for the 2024–2028 term. It followed the federal election held a month earlier and partly depended on its results. All Federal Councillors except Alain Berset were running for re-election. Per an informal agreement between the political parties known as the magic formula, incumbents are traditionally left unopposed and open seats are only contested by the incumbent's party, ensuring the partisan balance.

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2023 — 2023 Copa Argentina final

The 2023 Copa Argentina final was the 63rd and final match of the 2023 Copa Argentina. It was played on 13 December 2023 at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanús between Estudiantes (LP) and Defensa y Justicia. Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia by a 1–0 score to win their first title in the tournament.

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2024 — Final Resolution (2024)

The 2024 Final Resolution was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It took place on December 13, 2024, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, and aired on TNA+. It was the 13th event under the Final Resolution chronology. Ten matches were contested at the event, including two on the Countdown to Final Resolution pre-show.

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