Page 7: Historical Events In December - 13

1978  On this day in history susan B Anthony dollar, first US coin to honor a woman, issued   

1979  On this day in history jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66   

1981  Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists on December - 13.   

1982  On this day in history north Yemen earthquake in Yemen killing 2,800 people   

1983  Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's first female governor on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers first stroke   

1988  On December - 13 arafat addresses UN in Geneva   

1989  Forced repatriation of Vietnamese in Hong Kong on December - 13.   

1990  President De Klerk of S Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history the United Nations launch an aid appeal, when new famine threatens Ethiopia   

1991  On this day in history both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconciliation   

1991  New York assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history hubble Space Telescope repaired   

1998  On December - 13 ottawa Central Railway, a subsidiary of RailLink's Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the CN Beachburg subdivision between Ottawa and Pembroke, ON as well as the Walkley line in Ottawa. The Ottawa Central also received running rights over the Alexandria subdivision between Ottawa and Coteau.   

2005  A 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks South Asia on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history birth of Prince Aymeric of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium   

2005  On this day in history birth of Prince Nicolas of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II of Belgium   

2005  Mass race riots in Sydney, Australia, involving up to 5,00 youths on December - 13.   

2006  The Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct on December - 13.   

2006  U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) suffers a stroke during a radio interview on December - 13.   

2007  Entry into force of the revised version of the European Patent Convention (EPC), known as the EPC 2000 on this day in history.   

2007  On December - 13 european leaders sign the Treaty of Lisbon in Lisbon.   

2007  Former US Senator George J. Mitchell publicly releases a report accusing 88 retired and active Major League Baseball players of anabolic steroid use on December - 13.   

2012  A car bombing in Qatana, outside Damascus, kills 16 people and injures 12 on this day in history.   

2014  On December - 13 divisions emerge between rich and poor nations at the UN climate change talks in Peru   

2017  Scientists begin checking interstellar asteroid Oumuamua for signs of alien technology through radio signals on December - 13.   

2017  On December - 13 prehistoric bones of a penguin as tall as a human (1.77m) found on Otago beach, New Zealand, reported in "Nature Communications"   

2017  On this day in history prime Minister Theresa May 's UK Conservative government loses key vote in Parliament for an amendment to allow MPs to vote on Brexit   

2017  Democratic Republic of Congo jails for life 11 militiamen for raping 40 children, including a local MP on December - 13.   

2017  Salma Hayek accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and threatening to kill her on this day in history.   

2017  Online dictionery Merriam-Webster's most searched word of the year is Feminism on December - 13.   

2018  Actress Eliza Dushku revealed received $9.5 million settlement from CBS after sexual harassment on set of "Bull" from actor Michael Weatherley on this day in history.   

2018  On December - 13 cease-fire in port city of Hudaydah, Yemen, by Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition announced by the UN   

2018  Passenger train collides with maintenance locomotive in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 9 and injuring 47 on this day in history.   

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.   

1126  On this day in history hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.