First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-CeauΘescu elections. Date: June 13, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1990 π On This Day (Today)
A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15Β billion in damages. Date: June 13, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1994 π On This Day…
Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring 170. Date: June 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today)
The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents. Date: June 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today)
The Uphaar Cinema Fire took place at Green Park, Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 59 people and seriously injured 103 others. Date: June 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Date: June 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
BMW win 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans Date: June 13, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today)
Italy pardons Mehmet Ali AΔca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981. Date: June 13, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today)
President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang. Date: June 13, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today)
The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Date: June 13, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 13 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today)