December 13

Events

 * -  the  after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as an.
 * - begins.
 * - Sir sets out from, , on his round-the-world voyage.
 * - The organizes three  regiments to defend the colony against the  . This organization is recognized today as the founding of the.
 * - reaches.
 * - : The takes place in.
 * - founded by the, with a Royal Charter from King , on land donated by Royal Governor.
 * - : At the, General  defeats the   Major General.
 * - first performance of any of 's compositions in the (Symphony in f, )
 * - of 's  in.
 * - : -, defended by the  under the command of General , falls to the.
 * 1937  - .  Japanese troops begin carrying out several weeks of raping and killing of civilians and suspected Chinese resistance after the fall of Nanjing.
 * - : 100 deportees from build the   near.
 * - : - Captain  of the   (pocket battleship)  engages with  cruisers,  and.
 * - : and  declare war on the.
 * - : 710 Bombers of U.S. attack, Germany.
 * - The votes to move the capital of  to.
 * - becomes the first President of.
 * - :  and  begin the sixth and final  (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of .  This was the last manned mission to the moon of the 20th century.
 * -, leader of the claims to meet an ET he says is named , during an alleged  encounter in Puy de Lassolas, France.
 * - becomes a republic.
 * - A DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis-based National Jet crashes near, killing 29, including the basketball team, support staff and boosters of the team.
 * - The first enters circulation.
 * - The of Prime Minister  is defeated in the, prompting the.
 * - General declares  to prevent dismantling of the communist system by .
 * - The and the  play in the highest scoring  game in history, with the Pistons winning 186-184 in triple . In addition to most points in a game, this game also set the record for most s made (136), and most assists (93).
 * - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark), the organ of the, is published in.
 * - is elected as.
 * - The "" escape from the near  and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer  is shot and killed.
 * 2000  -   delivers his concession speech ending his hopes of becoming the 43rd.
 * - the Sansad is  by terrorists, killing 15 people, including all the terrorists.
 * - : The announces that, the , , , , , , , , and  will become members from ,.
 * - Former i President is captured near his home town of  (see ).
 * 2003  - In the most-attended  game in history, 78,129 watch  lose 79-74 to the  at.
 * - Former, General  is put under house arrest, after being sued under accusations over 9 kidnapping actions and manslaughter. The house arrest is lifted the same day on appeal.
 * - The, or Chinese River Dolphin, announced as extinct.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Scottish poet (d. )
 * -, English naturalist (d. )
 * -, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. )
 * - of China (d. )
 * -, Italian dramatist (d. )
 * -, German scientist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, German engineer, inventor, and industrialist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, American assistant to (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. )
 * -, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. )
 * -, American actor and director (d. )
 * -, Canadian artist (d. )
 * -, Russian-born pianist (d. )
 * -, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. )
 * 1887  -, American soldier &  recipient (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, Spanish guitarist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * 1906  - Sir, South African author (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Norwegian economist and winner (d. )
 * 1911  -, American poet and painter (d. )
 * -, American boxer and World Champion (d. )
 * 1913  -, the 11th General of  (d. )
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * 1915  -, American-born author (d. )
 * 1915  -,  1966-1978 (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, German of  (d. )
 * -, 1982-1989
 * -, American physicist and laureate
 * 1923  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Jamaican athlete and Olympic gold medalist
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American film producer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1935  -, American football player, known as the “Sugar Land Express”
 * 1935  -, American baseball player
 * - (Aga Khan IV), Imam (leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
 * 1936  -  American baseball player
 * -, American composer
 * -, British actor and singer (d. )
 * -, American actor and game show host
 * -, American politician
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * 1943  -, Swedish tenor (d. )
 * -, Korean martial artist and film actor
 * -, Australian racing driver (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, American baseball player
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1948  -, American guitarist
 * 1948  -, Scottish politician
 * -, American singer/guitarist of
 * -, American actress
 * 1950  -, Governor of Iowa
 * -, American professional wrestler better known as "Junkyard Dog" (d. )
 * -, American economist and current United States
 * 1953  -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1953  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American country musician
 * 1954  -, author
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1957  -, American singer
 * 1957  -, French businessman
 * -, American figure skater and actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1959  -, American actor
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, English composer
 * 1961  -,  1981 and Venezuelan Politician
 * -, Japanese musician (d. )
 * -, Estonian artist
 * -, New Zealand celebrity chef
 * -, American writer and filmmaker
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian singer (d. )
 * 1969  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, British guitarist
 * 1974  -, TV and radio presenter
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, Polish footballer
 * -, Irish Rugby International
 * -, Japanese
 * -, American radio talkshow host
 * -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * 1982  -, Brazilian racing driver
 * 1982  -, German footballer
 * 1982  -, Australian Singer/Songwriter
 * -, American bassist
 * 1983  -, Polish Olympic swimmer
 * -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, American composer
 * -, famous Latin American joker
 * 2005  -
 * 2005  -

Deaths

 * -, Persian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. )
 * -, German cryptographer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician
 * -, Swiss naturalist (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Queen of (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. )
 * -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, Swedish astronomer (b. )
 * -, British writer and lexicographer (b. )
 * -, Belgian-born Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, ary soldier (b. )
 * -, hermit (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, German botanist (b. )
 * -, Croatian writer (b. )
 * -, French poet and critic (b. )
 * -, Hungarian physicist (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Icelandic politician and poet (b. )
 * -, American labor and political leader, founder of (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * -, French psychologist (b. )
 * -, Greek painter (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Polish-Austrian director of the (b. )
 * -, Russian-born French artist (b. )
 * 1944  -, Mexican actress (b. )
 * -, Nazi war criminal (b. )
 * 1945  -, supervisor at concentration camps (b. )
 * 1945  -, commandant of Bergen Belsen concentration camp (b. )
 * -, Russian-born painter (b. )
 * -, Hungarian mathematician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Portuguese psychiatrist, neurosurgeon, and laureate (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, American admiral (b. )
 * 1969  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American entertainer (b. )
 * -, Orthodox Christian priest and theologian (b. )
 * 1983  -, Romanian poet (b. )
 * -, American businessman and heir (b. )
 * 1992  -, Canadian industrialist (b. )
 * -, French novelist (b. )
 * -, English actor, First black teacher of Liverpool
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator (b. )
 * -, Bahamian baseball player (b. )
 * 2004  -, British computer scientist (b. )
 * -, co-founder of the (b. )
 * 2005  -, American musician  (b. )
 * -, American sports executive (b. )
 * 2005  -, American musician  (b. )
 * -, American sports executive (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - was worshipped in the district Carinae at the, and a lectisternium or table was spread for Ceres.
 * - memorial of
 * In the before the Gregorian reform, this was the shortest day and longest night, and widely celebrated as such.
 * - (since )
 * 's Day in, , , and some regions of , mainly ,  and.