State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). Date: September 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board. Date: September 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Date: September 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city. Date: September 13, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. Date: September 13, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day…
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). Date: September 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. Date: September 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. Date: September 13, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33. Date: September 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)