Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. Date: May 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China. Date: May 13, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas. Date: May 13, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people. Date: May 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India. Date: May 13, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped. Date: May 13, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kosovo War: NATO bombs the village of Koriša, killing at least 87 people. Date: May 13, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

A fireworks storage depot explodes in a residential neighborhood in Enschede, Netherlands, killing 23 people and injuring 950 others. Date: May 13, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)