The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Date: February 13, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Date: February 13, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico. Date: February 13, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial. Date: February 13, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Date: February 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. Date: February 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates. Date: February 12, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Second Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Huliaipole. Date: February 12, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Date: February 12, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)

USS Macon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks. Date: February 12, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)