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The death of Bardas Phokas the Younger in the battle of Abydos ends his second rebellion against Byzantine Emperor Basil II

Bardas Phokas (or Phocas) (Greek: Βάρδας Φωκᾶς) (c. 940–13 April 989) was a Byzantine general who took a conspicuous part in three revolts for and against the ruling Macedonian dynasty.

Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by pope Paschal II

The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (Latin: Imperator Germanorum; German: Römisch-deutscher Kaiser), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.

Battle of the Horns of Hama

The Battle of the Horns of Hama or Hammah (Arabic: معركة قرون حماة, Qurun Hama;(Kurdish: شەڕی قۆچەکانی حەمە, şerê qijikên hamayê) 13 April AD 1175; 19 Ramadan ah 570) was an Ayyubid victory over the Zengids, which left Saladin in control of Damascus, Baalbek, and Homs. Gökböri commanded the right wing of the Zengid army, which broke Saladin's left flank before being routed by a charge from Saladin's personal guard.

Hama, Syria

Fall of Sis

The fall of Sis or the siege of Sis was the capture of Sis and the destruction of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia by the Mamluk Sultanate. It occurred on 13 April 1375.

Turkey

Battle for Kneiphof

The Battle for Kneiphof (German: Belagerung des Kneiphofs) was the culmination of the struggle for control over the port district of Königsberg, Kneiphof, lasting from April 13 to July 14, 1455, during the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), ending with a decisive victory for the Teutonic Order.

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Battle of Zari

The Battle of Zari was fought in 1531 between Adal Sultanate forces under Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi and the Abyssinian army under Takla Iyasus. Ethiopian chronicles mention this battle as the Battle of Ayfars. After the Christian defeat at the Battle of Antukyah, Eslamu fled to Zari where he received orders from the Emperor Lebna Dengel demoting him and placed him under the command of Takla Iyasus, the Governor of Angot.

Ethiopia

Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder

The Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder on 13 April 1631 took place during the Thirty Years' War. The Imperial city of Frankfurt an der Oder was taken by a Swedish army, the first town within the Empire to be occupied outside Pomerania, where Sweden had established a bridgehead in 1630. After a two-day siege, Swedish forces, including several regiments of Scottish auxiliaries, stormed the town.

Brandenburg, Germany

Battle of Ripple Field

The Battle of Ripple Field, fought on 13 April 1643, was an important engagement in the English Civil War. It was a Royalist victory, with the routing of a combined cavalry and infantry Parliamentarian force by a predominantly cavalry force led by Prince Maurice of the Palatinate. After marching north from Tewkesbury, Sir William Waller tried to contain the cavalry forces of Maurice on the western bank of the Severn, cutting this substantial force off from the rest of the Royalist army. Maurice successfully crossed the Severn at Upton-Upon-Severn, and quickly proceeded south through Ryall to meet with Waller's men who had taken a defensive position in Ripple Field.

Ripple, Worcestershire, United Kingdom · Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Siege of Buzhyn

The siege of Buzhyn was conducted by the Polish-Lithuanian-Crimean forces against the Cossack-Russian garrison of Buzhyn, from 7 to 13 April 1664.

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Siege of Kanizsa (1690)

The siege of Kanizsa took place during the Habsburg offensive in Hungary after the Battle of Vienna. The 60,000-strong Habsburg–Hungarian army captured the castle on April 13, and the defenders were assured a safe retreat.

Hungary

Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)

The Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) was fought between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz was not an acceptable permanent agreement for the Ottoman Empire. Twelve years after Karlowitz, it began the long-term prospect of taking revenge for its defeat at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. First, the army of Turkish Grand Vizier Baltacı Mehmet defeated Peter the Great's Russian Army in the Russo-Turkish War (1710–1713).

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George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( HAN-dəl; baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 5 March 1685 [O.S. 23 February 1684] – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Handel spent his early life in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727.

Battle of Bergen (1759)

The Battle of Bergen on 13 April 1759 saw the French army under de Broglie withstand an allied British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Brunswick army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick near Frankfurt-am-Main during the Seven Years' War.

Hesse, Germany

Battle of Bound Brook

The Battle of Bound Brook (April 13, 1777) was a surprise attack conducted by British and Hessian forces against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War. The British objective of capturing the entire garrison was not met, although prisoners were taken. The American commander, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, left in great haste, abandoning papers and personal effects. Late on the evening of April 12, 1777, four thousand British and Hessian troops under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis marched from the British stronghold of New Brunswick.

Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States

1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1780, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won a plurality of the vote in his re-election bid against other candidates. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Connecticut law, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut legislature, who chose Trumbull as governor.

Connecticut, United States

Third Scutari-Berat War

The Third Scutari-Berat War (Albanian: Lufta e Tretë Shkodër-Berat) was a military conflict between the Pashalik of Scutari under Kara Mahmud Pasha and the Pashalik of Berat under Ahmet Kurt Pasha.

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1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1786, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Samuel Huntington won a plurality of the vote in his gubernatorial election bid against other candidates including incumbent Governor Matthew Griswold. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Connecticut law, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut legislature, who chose Huntington as governor.

Connecticut, United States

1797 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1797 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1797, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut Oliver Wolcott won re-election as he ran unopposed.

Connecticut, United States

1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 13, 1812. Incumbent Federalist Governor Roger Griswold won re-election, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Elijah Boardman with 83.99% of the vote.

Connecticut, United States

Battle of Castalla

In the Battle of Castalla on 13 April 1813, an Anglo-Spanish-Sicilian force commanded by Lieutenant General Sir John Murray fought Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Valencia and Aragon. Murray's troops successfully repelled a series of French attacks on their hilltop position, causing Suchet to retreat. The action took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Castalla is located 35 kilometers north-northwest of Alicante, Spain. General Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington wanted to prevent Suchet from reinforcing the other French armies in Spain. He ordered, Murray, whose army had been built up to over 18,000 Allied troops, to accomplish this purpose.

Castalla, Spain

1820 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1820 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1820. Incumbent governor and Toleration Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. was re-elected, defeating Federalist Party candidates former delegate Nathan Smith and former congressman and state legislator Timothy Pitkin with 76.14% of the vote.

Connecticut, United States

Naousa massacre

The Massacre of Naoussa or Destruction of Naoussa was a bloody event of the Greek War of Independence that occurred in Naousa, Imathia on 13 April 1822.

1826 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1826 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1826. Incumbent governor and Toleration Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. defeated former senator and Federalist Party candidate David Daggett, winning with 56.77% of the vote.

Connecticut, United States

The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament

The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c. 7), also known as the Catholic Emancipation Act 1829, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that removed the sacramental tests that barred Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from Parliament and from higher offices of the judiciary and state.

1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1832. Incumbent governor and National Republican nominee John S. Peters was re-elected, defeating former senator and Democratic nominee Calvin Willey with 71.44% of the vote. The Anti-Masonic Party in Connecticut was opposed to the platform of the National Republicans, and combined its forces with the Democrats in this race, supporting a ticket of Willey for governor and John M.

Connecticut, United States

Battle of El Memiso

The Battle of El Memiso, was the third major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on April 13, 1844, at El Memiso, Azua Province. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by Col. Pierre Paul.

Dominican Republic

Hungarian Declaration of Independence

The Hungarian Declaration of Independence declared the independence of Hungary from the Habsburg monarchy during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The declaration of Hungarian independence was made possible by the positive mood created by the military successes of the Spring Campaign. It was presented to the National Assembly in closed session on 13 April 1849 by Lajos Kossuth, and in open session the following day, despite political opposition from within the Hungarian Peace Party.

East Cape War

The East Cape War, sometimes also called the East Coast War, was a series of conflicts fought in the North Island of New Zealand from April 1865 to October 1866 between colonial and Māori military forces. At least five separate campaigns were fought in the area during a period of relative peace in the long-running 19th century New Zealand Wars.

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New Zealand

American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union forces

Raleigh ( RAH-lee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte), tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the 39th-most populous city in the U.S. Known as the "City of Oaks" for its oak-lined streets, Raleigh covers 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2) and had a population of 467,665 at the 2020 census.

Battle of Magdala

The Battle of Magdala was the conclusion of the British Expedition to Abyssinia fought in April 1868 between British and Abyssinian forces at Magdala, 390 miles (630 km) from the Red Sea coast. The British were led by Robert Napier, while the Abyssinians were led by Emperor Tewodros II.

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Ethiopia

The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the fourth-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5,727,258 visitors in fiscal year 2025, it was the most-visited museum in the United States and the fifth-most visited art museum in the world.

1877 Scottish Cup final (second replay)

The 1877 Scottish Cup final was the fourth final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1876–77 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The original match took place at Hamilton Crescent on 17 March 1877 and was contested by Vale of Leven and Rangers. The match was the first final to require two replays to decide a winner.

This entry records the second replay date, as explicitly given in the source infobox.

Australian federal election, 1910

Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 April 1910. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party (the result of a merger between the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist/Free Trade Party) led by Prime Minister of Australia Alfred Deakin was defeated by the opposition Australian Labour Party led by Andrew Fisher.

Australia

1910 Australian House of Representatives election

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1910 federal election.

Battle of Helsinki

The Battle of Helsinki was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought on 12–13 April by the German troops and Finnish Whites against the Finnish Reds in Helsinki, Finland. Together with the battles of Tampere and Vyborg, it was one of the three major urban battles of the Finnish Civil War.

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Finland

Battle of Suldouze

The Battle of Suldouze (8–13 April 1918) was a military engagement between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros and Ottoman soldiers led by Kheiri Bey, who were stationed in the city of Suldouze.

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Battle of Ushno

The Battle of Ushno (8–13 April 1918) was a military engagement near present-day Oshnavieh, in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran, fought between the Assyrian volunteers led by Agha Petros and the Ottoman Empire, reinforced by local Persian and Kurdish troops. This battle is a part of the broader Ottoman invasion of Iranian Azerbaijan, with the goal of subduing the Assyrian Christian authority over the region, and to finally enter the city of Urmia.

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Jallianwala Bagh massacre

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer. The civilians had assembled to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations—both a religious and cultural festival for the Punjabis. Coming from outside the city, they may have been unaware of the martial law that had been imposed. The Bagh-space comprised 6 to 7 acres (28,000 m2) and was walled on all sides with five entrances.

India

Brazilian presidential election, 1919

Early presidential elections were held in Brazil on 13 April 1919, following the death of Rodrigues Alves, who had been elected the previous year. The result was a victory for Epitácio Pessoa of the Paraíba's Republican Party (and supported by the Republican Party of São Paulo and the Mineiro Republican Party), who received 71.0% of the vote.

Brazil

Palm Sunday Putsch

The Palm Sunday Putsch (German: Palmsonntagsputsch) of 13 April 1919 was a failed attempt by Bavarian militia to overthrow the week-old Bavarian Soviet Republic and restore the elected government under its minister-president, Johannes Hoffmann. The putsch failed due to the resistance of fighters who supported the communist Soviet Republic. Their success led to the removal of the pacifist and anarchist intellectuals who had previously been in control.

Germany

1921 Patea by-election

The Patea by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Patea, a rural seat on the west coast of the North Island.

New Zealand

A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople

A.E.K. (Greek: AEK [ˈaek], formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, Athletic Union of Constantinople) is the most successful and a major Greek multi-sport club, based in Nea Filadelfeia, Athens. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. The club's emblem is the double-headed eagle, the symbol of Palaiologos dynasty and the Byzantine Empire, their colours yellow and black, also inspired by the Byzantine Empire, serving to remind future generations of the glorious legacy of the Greeks of Constantinople.

Release of Yellow River Cantata

The Yellow River Cantata (Chinese: 黄河大合唱; pinyin: Huánghé Dàhéchàng) is a cantata by Chinese composer Xian Xinghai (1905–1945). Composed in Yan'an in early 1939 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the work was inspired by a patriotic poem by Guang Weiran, which was also adapted as the lyrics. Premiered on April 13 of the same year in the Shanbei Gongxue Hall of Yan'an, the work soon spread to all parts of China.

Battle of Ptolemaida

The Battle of Ptolemaida refers to two distinct engagements, the first around the village of Sotir north of Ptolemaida and the second around the village of Proasteion south of Ptolemaida, both fought on 13 April 1941 during the German invasion of Greece. These battles were delaying actions fought by Allied units under the overall command of the British 1st Armoured Brigade against the German 9th Panzer Division, to cover the Allied withdrawal from their positions at Klidi and Mt. Vermion toward the new defensive line of Mt.Olympus - river Aliakmon - Mt. Siniatsikon.

Ptolemaida, Greece

Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact

The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact (日ソ中立条約, Nisso Chūritsu Jōyaku), also known as the Japanese–Soviet Non-aggression Pact (日ソ不可侵条約, Nisso Fukashin Jōyaku), was a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan signed on April 13, 1941, two years after the conclusion of the Soviet-Japanese Border War. The agreement meant that for most of World War II, the two nations fought against each other's allies but not against each other.

Cardiff East by-election, 1942

The Cardiff East by-election, 1942 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Cardiff East on 13 April 1942.

United Kingdom

World War II: German news announced the discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in Katyn, Russia, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile and the Soviet Union

The Katyn massacre was a series of mass executions of Poles carried out by the Soviet Union between April and May 1940. Though the killings also occurred in the NKVD prisons in Kalinin, Kharkiv and elsewhere, the massacre is named after the Katyn forest, where some of the mass graves were first discovered by Nazi German forces in 1943.

Gardelegen massacre

The Gardelegen massacre was a massacre perpetrated by German SS and Luftwaffe troops during World War II. On April 13, 1945, on the Isenschnibbe estate near the northern German town of Gardelegen, the troops forced 1,016 slave laborers, many of them Poles, who were part of a transport evacuated from the Mittelbau-Dora labor camp into a large barn which was then set on fire. Most of the prisoners were burned alive; some were shot trying to escape. The crime was discovered two days later by F Company, 2nd Battalion, 405th Regiment, U.S. 102nd Infantry Division, when the U.S.

Germany

1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election

The 1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a by-election held from 9 to 13 April 1945 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom

Hadassah medical convoy massacre

The Hadassah convoy massacre took place on April 13, 1948, when a convoy, escorted by Haganah militia, bringing medical and military supplies and personnel to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, was ambushed by Arab forces. Seventy-eight Jewish doctors, nurses, students, patients, faculty members and Haganah fighters, and one British soldier were killed in the attack, including twenty three women.

1957 alleged Jordanian military coup attempt

The 1957 alleged Jordanian military coup attempt refers to violent confrontations on 13 April 1957 at the large army barracks in Zarqa between royalist, mostly Bedouin units, loyal to King Hussein, and Nasserist-style Arab nationalist units. A military maneuver named "Operation Hashem" was initiated on 8 April and it encircled the capital Amman. When Hussein asked Ali Abu Nuwar, the Army chief of staff, about the maneuver, he claimed that it was a normal military exercise.

Jordan

The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system

The Transit system, also known as NAVSAT or NNSS (for Navy Navigation Satellite System), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The radio navigation system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying.

1961 London County Council election

An election to the County Council of London occurred on 13 April 1961. It was the last election to the council, and plans for its replacement by the Greater London Council were already in process. The council was elected by First Past the Post, with each elector having three votes in the three-member seats.

36th Academy Awards

The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Jack Lemmon. Best Picture winner Tom Jones became the only film in history to garner three Best Supporting Actress nominations; it also tied the Oscar record of five unsuccessful acting nominations, set by Peyton Place at the 30th Academy Awards. This year's winner for Best Actress category was unique. Although playing a supporting role and having a relatively small amount on the screen, Patricia Neal won the Best Actress category for her lead (or supporting) role in Hud.

California, United States

Greater London Council election, 1967

The second election to the Greater London Council was held on 13 April 1967, and saw the first Conservative victory for a London-wide authority since 1931.

United Kingdom

1968 Singaporean general election

General elections were held in Singapore on 13 April 1968 to elect all 58 members of Parliament. They were the third general elections since Singapore attained self-governance in 1959 and the first since gaining independence in 1965. The ruling People's Action Party (PAP), led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, won a landslide victory, securing all 58 seats in Parliament.

Singapore

Apollo command and service module

The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. The CSM functioned as a mother ship, which carried a crew of three astronauts and the second Apollo spacecraft, the Apollo Lunar Module, to lunar orbit, and brought the astronauts back to Earth.

At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.

Battle of An Lộc

The Battle of An Lộc was a major battle of the Vietnam War that lasted for 66 days and culminated in a victory for South Vietnam. The struggle for An Lộc in 1972 was an important battle of the war, as South Vietnamese forces halted the North Vietnamese advance towards Saigon capital. This fighting which ensued became the most protracted conflict of the 1972 Easter Offensive.

Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.

1974 Sikkimese general election

General elections were held in the Kingdom of Sikkim on 13 April 1974. They were the first elections in Sikkim to be held on the basis of universal suffrage, and also the last prior to the Indian annexation of the kingdom. The result was a victory for the Sikkim National Congress, which won 31 of the 32 seats in the State Council.

1975 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 1975 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

Hokkaido, Japan

1975 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 1975 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture.

1975 Beirut bus massacre

The 1975 Beirut bus massacre (Arabic: مجزرة بوسطة عين الرمانة ,مجزرة عين الرمانة), also known as the Ain el-Rammaneh incident and Black Sunday, was the collective name given to a short series of armed clashes involving Phalangist and Palestinian elements in the streets of central Beirut, which is commonly presented as the spark that set off the Lebanese Civil War in the mid-1970s.

1975 Chadian coup d'état

On 13 April 1975, a military coup d'état deposed and killed Chadian president François Tombalbaye, replacing him by a military council. The most important factor leading up to the coup was a growing sentiment of distrust towards Tombalbaye inside the Chadian army. This distrust was exacerbated by the president's planned purge of the military cadre.

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Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion

The Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion (Finnish: Lapuan patruunatehtaan räjähdys) was an industrial disaster in an ammunition factory in Lapua, Finland on 13 April 1976. Forty workers, the vast majority of them women, were killed and 60 people injured. This was Finland's worst industrial disaster.

Finland

Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978

The Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 April 1978 for the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Garscadden, in the north west periphery of the City of Glasgow. It was won by Donald Dewar of the Labour Party. It was important in that it was widely seen as halting the Scottish National Party (SNP) tide in the 1970s.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1981 Quebec general election

The 1981 Quebec general election was held on April 13, 1981, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier René Lévesque, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Claude Ryan. The PQ won re-election despite having lost the 1980 Quebec referendum on sovereignty-association, the party's proposal for political independence for Quebec in an economic union with the rest of Canada.

1982 Copa del Rey final

The 1982 Copa del Rey final was the 80th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla in Valladolid, on 13 April 1982, being won by Real Madrid, who beat Sporting de Gijón 2–1.

Valladolid, Spain

Siachen conflict

The Siachen conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen Glacier conflict or the Siachen War, was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed 1,000-square-mile (2,600 km2) Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. The conflict was started in 1984 by India's successful capture of the Siachen Glacier as part of Operation Meghdoot, and continued with Operation Rajiv in 1987.

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Siachen Glacier

1987 Egyptian parliamentary election

Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1987, with a second round for nine seats on 13 April. They followed a change in the electoral law, approved by a referendum in February, which would allow independent candidates to run in the election. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 346 of the 458 seats.

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Egypt

The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration is signed

China and Portugal signed a joint declaration on Macau in Beijing. The agreement set out arrangements for China to resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macau on December 20, 1999.

China

On 13 April 1988, the First Session of the Seventh National People's Congress decided to establish Hainan Province, and at the same time granted the Hainan Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee special legislative power

Hainan is an island and the southernmost province of China, consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. Its name literally means "South of the Sea". The province has a land area of 33,920 square kilometers (13,100 sq mi), of which Hainan Island is 32,900 square kilometers (12,700 mi2) and the rest is over 200 islands scattered across three archipelagos: Zhongsha, Xisha and Nansha.

Mansouri attack

The Mansouri attack occurred on 13 April 1996, when an Israel Defence Forces helicopter attacked an ambulance in Mansouri, a village in Southern Lebanon, killing two women and four children.

Lebanon

1997 Recopa Sudamericana

The 1997 Recopa Sudamericana was the 9th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. The match was contested between River Plate, winners of the 1996 Copa Libertadores, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana, on April 13, 1997. After a 1-1 draw, Vélez Sársfield managed to beat River Plate 2-4 on penalty shootout to win the trophy. Renowned goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert became the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal in the competition.

Kobe, Japan

ECW Barely Legal

Barely Legal was the first professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on April 13, 1997, at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the card. In one of the show's main event's, Terry Funk defeated The Sandman and Stevie Richards in a Three-Way Dance to earn an immediate title match against ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven, which Funk also won to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. In another main event, Taz defeated Sabu via submission.

Philadelphia, United States

Zagreb local elections, 1997

The 1997 local elections in Zagreb were held on 13 April 1997. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won a majority in the City Assembly with 24 seats out of 50. Marina Matulović Dropulić was named the new Mayor of Zagreb.

Zagreb, Croatia

1997 Croatian local elections

Local elections were held in Croatia on 13 April 1997. These were first local elections in Croatia after the war and the unification of the territory.

Croatia

Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week in April, the Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year.

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.

Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)

An incident took place on the Albania–Yugoslav border in April 1999 when the Yugoslav Army shelled several Albanian border towns around Krumë, Tropojë. In these villages, refugees were being housed after fleeing the ongoing war in Kosovo by crossing into Albania. On 13 April 1999, Yugoslav infantry entered Albanian territory to close off an area that was used by the Kosovo Liberation Army to stage attacks against Yugoslav targets.

South Korean legislative election, 2000

Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2000. Many surveys showed that the Democrats would have more seats and votes, but the result was a victory for the Grand National Party, which won 133 of the 273 seats in the National Assembly. The United Liberal Democrats lost 2/3 of their seats, due to GNP's victory in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gangwon-do (South Korea), and also fewer local votes in Chungcheong. However, the GNP did not receive a majority, so the 16th parliament became a Hung Parliament, and it was the only parliament in South Korean history — until the 2016 election — that the President's ruling party did not have a majority.

South Korea

WWA Eruption

The Eruption was the third professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). The event took place on April 13, 2002 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The event aired in the United States via tape delay on April 14, 2002. Nine professional wrestling matches were contested at the event.

Australia

Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2003

Gubernatorial elections were held in Tokyo on 13 April 2003. Incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara was re-elected with the support of the Liberal Democratic Party, which was riding a nationwide wave of popularity under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Opposition parties had billed the election as a referendum regarding Japanese support for the Iraq War. Although endorsed by the LDP, Ishihara's victory was partly owed to the popularity of policies he enacted in opposition to the national government, such as stricter pollution controls.

Tokyo, Japan

2003 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

Hokkaido, Japan

2003 Kanagawa gubernatorial election

The 2003 Kanagawa gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 in order to elect the Governor of Kanagawa. Independent candidate and former member of the House of Representatives Shigefumi Matsuzawa defeated Independent candidates Hajime Okamoto, Ichiro Asukata, Yoko Tajima, Seiko Miyako, Setsuko Yamamoto and Kenjiro Endo.

2003 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 2003 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Newcomer Yasushi Furukawa won the election.

Battle of N'Djamena (2006)

(For other battles that occurred in N'Djamena, see Battle of N'Djamena (disambiguation).) The Battle of N'Djamena was a battle between the forces of the revolutionary United Front for Democratic Change (UFCD) and the military of Chad that occurred on 13 April 2006 when rebel forces launched an assault on the capital of Chad in the pre-dawn hours, attempting to overthrow the government of President Idriss Déby Itno from their bases an estimated thousand miles east. The battle occurred just months after serious Chad-Sudan tensions ended with the signing of the Tripoli Agreement.

N'Djamena, Chad

The United Front for Democratic Change's attack on the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is repelled by the Chadian army

The United Front for Democratic Change (Arabic: الجبهة المتحدة للتغيير الديمقراطي, French: Front uni pour le changement; FUC) was a Chadian rebel alliance, made up of eight individual rebel groups, all with the goals of overthrowing the government of Chadian president Idriss Déby. It is now part of the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development. UFDC was founded between 26 and 28 December 2005 in Modeina in eastern Chad.

Re:publica

re:publica is a conference in Europe that deals with Web 2.0, especially blogs, social media, and information society. It annually takes place in May in Berlin. For three days, talks and workshops about various topics are held, ranging from media and culture over politics and technology to entertainment. All talks and discussions are streamed directly to the internet.

The first re:publica, with the slogan "Leben im Netz" (Life in the internet), took place from 11 to 13 April 2007 and attracted about 700 visitors.

Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 2008

Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on April 13, 2008. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 2008 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. The election was won by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34%, ahead of the Democratic Party (28%) and Lega Nord (21%). All provinces gave a majority or a plurality to the new Italian Prime Minister.

Lombardy, Italy

Lockdown (2008)

Lockdown (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on April 13, 2008 at the Tsongas Arena in |Boston, Massachusetts. It was the fourth under the Lockdown chronology and fourth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, two of which for championships, were featured on the card. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a six sided steel structure known as the Six Sides of Steel.

Massachusetts, United States

2008 Italian general election in Lombardy

The 2008 Italian general election took place on 13–14 April 2008. The election was won in Lombardy by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 33.5%, ahead of the Democratic Party (28.1%) and Lega Nord (21.6%).

Lombardy, Italy

Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire

The Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire occurred in north-western Poland at 00:30 local time (23:30 UTC) on 13 April 2009. The fire occurred during the night at a three-story homeless hostel in Kamień Pomorski (West Pomeranian Voivodeship), a town with a population of 10,000 situated approximately 60 kilometres or 37 miles from the German border. 23 people, including 13 children were pronounced dead, with a further 20 sustaining an injury of some sort. The hostel was completely destroyed and the corpses of many people were charred beyond recognition in a fire that the BBC called "one of the deadliest in living memory".

Poland

Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2010

The 2010 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district took place on April 13, 2010, to fill the vacancy caused by Representative Robert Wexler's resignation, effective the evening of January 3, 2010, from the United States House of Representatives. Wexler, who had represented the 19th district since 1997, left Congress to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation. Governor Charlie Crist on November 4, 2009 set the primary for February 2 and the general election for April 13, 2010 (rescheduled from April 6 to avoid Passover). Democrat Ted Deutch won the Special Election with 62%, with Republican Edward Lynch received 35%.

Florida, United States

2010 Gainesville mayoral election

The 2010 Gainesville, Florida mayoral election took place on April 13, 2010, following a primary on March 16, 2010. Incumbent Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan was term-limited and unable to seek a third consecutive term. City Commissioner Craig Lowe placed first in the primary election, winning 40 percent of the vote. Businessman Don Marsh, a former Republican candidate for County Commission, placed second over businesswoman Monica Leadon Cooper, 29–25 percent, and advanced to the general election.

Florida, United States

2010 Long Beach, California mayoral election

Long Beach, California, held an election for Mayor of Long Beach, California, on April 13, 2010. It saw the reelection of Bob Foster. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2010 Sioux Falls mayoral election

The 2010 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 27, 2010, following a primary election on April 13, 2010. Incumbent Mayor Dave Munson was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. Six candidates ran to succeed him, with City Councilmember Kermit Staggers narrowly placing first in the primary with 24.9 percent of the vote, followed by former bank executive Mike Huether, who won 24.7 percent.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2011

The fourteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in the India state of Tamil Nadu. Results were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election as coalitions of multiple political parties: DMK front consisted of 8 parties and the AIADMK of 11 parties. Vijayakanth's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), which had contested the previous elections independently, allied with AIADMK coalition. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam boycotted the election following disagreement with Jayalalithaa over seat-sharing.

India

Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2011

The thirteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members of the 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The results proved to be one of the closest elections in Kerala's history, with the UDF beating the LDF by a margin of 4 seats.

India

Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2011

A legislative assembly election was held in the Indian union territory of Puducherry April 13, 2011 to elect members from thirty constituencies in the non-contiguous territory.

India

On 13 April 2012 at 07:38:55 KST, lift-off occurred

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 (Korean: 광명성 3호; lit. 'Bright Star-3 or Lode Star-3') was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK, was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile test. The satellite was launched on 13 April 2012 at 07:39 KST aboard the Unha-3 carrier rocket from Sohae Satellite Launching Station.

Lion Air Flight 904

Lion Air Flight 904 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia. On 13 April 2013, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight crashed into water short of the runway while on final approach to land. All 101 passengers and 7 crew on board survived the accident.

Indonesia

2013 Taça da Liga final

The 2013 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2012–13 Taça da Liga, the sixth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 13 April 2013 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, between Braga and Porto. Braga won 1–0 to secure their first title in this competition, and the club's third overall.

Central African Republic conflict (2013–2014)

An internal conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) started essentially on 13 April 2013, when the government of President Michel Djotodia officially took over. The fighting was between the government of the Central African Republic's former Séléka coalition of rebel groups, who are mainly from the Muslim minority, and the mainly Christian anti-balaka coalition. The conflict was part of the ongoing Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present).

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Central African Republic

Salam Fayyad resigns as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority following an ongoing dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas

Salam Fayyad (Arabic: سلام فياض, romanized: Salām Fayāḍ; born 12 April 1952) is a Palestinian politician and economist who served as the first prime minister of Palestine from January 2013 until his resignation in June of that same year. He was previously the fourth prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority from 2007 until the post was replaced in 2013.

2014 Overland Park shootings

Two shootings occurred on April 13, 2014, at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City and Village Shalom, a Jewish retirement community, both located in Overland Park, Kansas in the United States. A total of three people were killed in the shootings, two of whom were shot at the community center and one shot at the retirement community.

Kansas, United States

South Korean legislative election, 2016

South Korea's 20th legislative elections were held on 13 April 2016. All 300 members of the National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 47 from proportional party lists. The election was an upset victory for the liberal Minjoo Party of Korea, which defied opinion polling by winning a plurality of seats in the election and defeating the ruling conservative Saenuri Party by one seat. In votes for party lists, however, the Minjoo Party came third, behind the Saenuri Party in first place and the new People's Party in second.

South Korea

Syrian parliamentary election, 2016

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria to elect the People's Council on 13 April 2016.

Syria

Clausura 2016 Copa MX final

The Clausura 2016 Copa MX final was the final of the Clausura 2016 Copa MX, the eighth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 75th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico. The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX club Veraruz and Necaxa of Ascenso MX. The match was hosted by Veracruz at Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente in Veracruz, Veracruz on 13 April 2016.

Mexico

2017 Svenska Cupen final

The 2017 Svenska Cupen final was played on 13 April 2017. The match was played at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, the home ground of Östersunds FK, determined in a draw on 19 March 2017 after the semi-finals. The Allsvenskan clubs Östersunds FK and IFK Norrköping contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

UFC 236

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 13, 2019 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta, United States

2019 Mayors and Independents leadership election

A leadership election for the Mayors and Independents (STAN) in 2019 was held on 13 April 2019. The incumbent leader Petr Gazdík decided to not run for another term and was replaced by Vít Rakušan.

Czechia

2019 Rantau by-election

A by-election was held on 13 April 2019 for the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly seat of Rantau. The seat became vacant after the uncontested election of incumbent Mohamad Hasan of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was declared null and void.

2019 AIFF Super Cup final

The 2019 Super Cup final was the final match of the 2019 Indian Super Cup, the second edition of the Super Cup. It was played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar on 13 April 2019 between Goa and Chennaiyin. Goa won the match 2–1 for their first ever major title.

2019 Rivers State gubernatorial election

The Rivers State gubernatorial election took place on 9 March 2019, concurrently with various other Nigerian state level elections. A rerun of the vote was held in Abua–Odual, Ahoada West, Gokana and Opobo–Nkoro on 13 April. One-term incumbent Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of the People's Democratic Party was eligible to run for re-election. He won in 2015 with 87.77% of the vote.

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2019 Prague 9 by-election

A by-election was held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 April 2019 for the Prague 9 Senate seat. The incumbent Senator Zuzana Baudyšová, elected as a candidate of ANO 2011, announced her resignation on 29 January 2019 due to health problems. Jan Jarolím and David Smoljak advanced to the second round. Smoljak was eventually elected the new Senator.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Czechia

2024 Cook by-election

The 2024 Cook by-election was held on 13 April 2024 to elect the member for Cook in the Australian House of Representatives, following the resignation of Liberal MP and former prime minister Scott Morrison. Morrison's resignation was first announced on 23 January 2024, and came into effect on 28 February 2024. Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy succeeded Morrison as the new member for Cook.

Australia

2024 Civic Democratic Party leadership election

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) held a leadership election on 13 April 2024. Petr Fiala was re-elected for sixth term which would expire in 2026. In 2025, Fiala became the longest serving leader of ODS.

Czechia

2024 Freedom and Direct Democracy leadership election

The Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) leadership election of 2024 was held on 13 April 2024. Tomio Okamura was elected for fourth term.

Czechia

Oyo State coup attempt

On 13 April 2024, a group of armed Yoruba separatists attempted to capture government buildings in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's Oyo State. Acting on the orders of a leading separatist, Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, the militants intended to overthrow the local government and enforce the independence declaration of the so-called "Democratic Republic of the Yoruba".

Nigeria

UFC 300

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 13, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Nevada, United States

2024 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2024 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses were held on April 13, 2024, in the U.S. state of Wyoming, as one of the Democratic Party primaries ahead of the 2024 presidential election. 13 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 4 additional unpledged delegates. Incumbent President Joe Biden announced his bid for a second term on April 25, 2023.

Wyoming, United States

2025 EFL Trophy final

The 2025 EFL Trophy final, known as the Vertu Trophy final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match that was played on 13 April 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, England. It was played between League One teams and two-time winners Peterborough United, who were also the defending champions, and Birmingham City.

London, United Kingdom

Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf

Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. A six-time major champion, he is the sixth man to complete the modern career grand slam—after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods—and the first European to do so.