A bomb blast at a market in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan kills more than 80 people and injures 190 others. Date: February 16, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14. Date: February 15, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on…
Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff. Date: February 11, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI will resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age. Date: February 11, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Thirty-six people are killed and 39 others are injured in a stampede in Allahabad, India, during the Kumbh Mela festival. Date: February 10, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A blizzard kills at least 18 and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. Date: February 8, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995. Date: February 7, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This…
The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public. Date: February 1, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea. Date: January 30, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people. Date: January 29, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)