A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky. Date: February 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people. Date: February 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Date: February 13, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed. Date: February 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991…
The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre). Date: February 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits El Salvador, killing at least 315. Date: February 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". Date: February 13, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in…
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. Date: February 13, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events…
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations. Date: February 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more. Date: February 13, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)