In the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese forces launch their 1975 Spring Offensive (to 30 April 1975), which results in the final capitulation of South Vietnam. Date: December 13, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: December 13, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team. Date: December 13, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity. Date: December 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 6.0 Ms North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500. Date: December 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York. Date: December 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988…
The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded. Date: December 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day…
Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 crashes in Morrisville, North Carolina, near Raleigh–Durham International Airport, killing 15. Date: December 13, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Banat Air Flight 166 crashes in Sommacampagna near Verona Villafranca Airport in Verona, Italy, killing 49. Date: December 13, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indian Parliament attack: Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists. Date: December 13, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)