February 13

Events

 * - falls to the, and the  is destroyed.
 * - - Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near.
 * -, the fifth wife of , is executed for.
 * - is crowned at.
 * 1575  - Henry III of France marries.
 * - arrives in  for his trial before the.
 * - The first in the, , is founded.
 * - recognizes  as an independent nation.
 * - and  are proclaimed co-rulers of.
 * - : About 78  at,  are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king,.
 * - The founded.
 * - and his gang commit the first armed bank robbery in  history during peacetime in.
 * - observes the.
 * - The newspaper  is first published in  by activist.
 * - patent the , a combination  and.
 * - records its all time coldest temperature of -2 degrees Fahrenheit.
 * - : In the  (for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
 * - The is formed.
 * - The   sinks in the.
 * - A jury in finds  guilty of the   and  of the, the son of.
 * - : forces take,  from  forces.
 * 1945  - : The  bombers were dispatched to,  to raid the city by massive aerial bombardment (see ).
 * - obtains 4 of the 7.
 * - : tests its first.
 * - : Backed by air and artillery support, ese troops invade.
 * -, winner of the in , is exiled from the.
 * - A fire erupts in the in,.
 * - : a explodes in a refuse truck outside the  in, , killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.
 * - The intense strikes western  and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the.
 * - succeeds the late  as general secretary of the.
 * - : An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite.
 * - : Two laser-guided "s" destroy a bunker in . The bunker was being used as a military communications outpost and unknown to allied forces, as a shelter for i civilians.
 * - : Mission - Tune-up and repair work on the  started by s from the.
 * 1997  - The  closes above 7,000 for the  closing at 7,022.44.
 * - The last original "" appears in s one day after  dies.
 * - An measuring 6.6 on the  hits, killing at least 400.
 * - The discovers the universe's largest known,   .
 * - opposition leader  resigned as the chairman of the  party after being indicted by the  on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of ; Ma also announced his candidacy for the.

Births

 * -, daughter of and wife of  (d. )
 * -, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, British army general and composer (d. )
 * -, Scottish surgeon (d. )
 * -, English botanist and naturalist (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, Russian fabulist (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, Founder of the (d. )
 * -, French President (d. 1922)
 * -, Russian bass (d. )
 * -, German-born American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Indian freedom fighter (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. )
 * -, , wife of President (d. )
 * -, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, Belgian writer (d. )
 * -, Portuguese philosopher (d. )
 * -, American physicist and eugenicist, (d. )
 * -, Pakistani poet,  winner (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, Burmese general and politician (d. )
 * 1915  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1919  -, American football coach (d. )
 * -, American opera soprano (d. )
 * -, British 1982-83
 * 1922  -, American economist
 * -, Mayor of Chicago (d. )
 * 1923  -, Lebanese-born violinist (d. )
 * 1923  -, American pilot and NASA official
 * -, French journalist (d. )
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Panamanian ruler (d. )
 * -, Austrian artist
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, politician
 * 1933  -, Greek-French filmmaker
 * 1933  -, American actress
 * 1933  -, British actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Sudanese writer (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, German Nazi hunter
 * -, First Lady of Tennessee 2003 - present
 * -, German painter
 * -, American actress
 * 1942  -, American musician and actor
 * -, American game show host
 * -, Nigerian percussionist (d. )
 * 1944  -, American actress
 * 1944  -, American television host
 * 1944  -, Swedish-born actor
 * 1944  -, Indian actor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, British composer
 * -, American basketball player and coach
 * -, English musician
 * -, American engineer
 * 1951  -, American actor and singer
 * -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, Filipino pop singer
 * -, American artist
 * 1954  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American lawyer
 * -, English bassist ( and )
 * 1956  - ,
 * 1956  -, ian Royal Family member
 * -, American fitness expert
 * -, Swedish actress
 * 1958  -, British artist
 * 1958  -, American actor and stuntman (d. )
 * -, defenceman
 * 1959  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Italian football referee
 * 1960  -, American football coach
 * 1960  -, American actor
 * 1960  -, Russian-German chess player
 * -, American musician
 * 1961  -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1964  -, Swedish politician
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Bulgarian soccer player and coach
 * -, American actress
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, British singer
 * 1971  -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * -, Danish professional poker player
 * 1974  -, English singer
 * 1974  -, American radio personality
 * -, Puerto Rican disc jockey and musician
 * -, Uruguayan artist
 * 1976  -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1976  -, Canadian musician
 * -, American football player
 * 1977  -, British racing driver
 * -, Swedish model and actress
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * 1979  -, American actress
 * -, German footballer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1981  -, Irish footballer
 * 1981  -, American basketball player
 * -, for the
 * -, American model
 * -, South Korean actress
 * 1985  -, Greek footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Marquise of Mantua (b. )
 * -, fifth wife of (executed) (b. )
 * -, Italian artist (b. )
 * -, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (b. )
 * -, Italian painter
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, English clergyman
 * -, Lithuanian prince (b. )
 * -, English satirist (b. )
 * -, attempted assassin of
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English scholar (b. )
 * -, American Puritan minister (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. )
 * 1787  -, French statesman and diplomat (b. )
 * -, Governor of North Carolina (b. )
 * -, American military leader (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, Spanish journalist and writer (b.
 * -, Norwegian-German philosopher (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, 1st (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Italian author (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, German psyhiatrist (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, French General (b. )
 * -, Nigerian military leader (b. )
 * 1976  -, French-born soprano (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, South African police captain and bank robber (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, German sculptor (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (b. )
 * -, American author and inventor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Cuban boxer (b. )
 * 2003  -, Norwegian author (b. )
 * 2003  -, U.S. government official (b. )
 * -, Chechen leader (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * 2005  -, Carmelite nun (b. )
 * 2005  -, French race car driver (b. )
 * -, American professional bowler (b. )
 * 2005  -, Greek astrophysicist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Australian writer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Swedish actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, Air Marshal, Royal Air Force (b. )
 * 2007  -, Swedish actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, Air Marshal, Royal Air Force (b. )

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