February 13

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on February 13. From 1900 until now. February 13 is under the sign of Aquarius. Famous birthdays on this day include Robbie Williams (1974), Anders Breivik (1979) and Kim Novak (1933). Several movies were released around February 13 over the years, such as Pyaasa in 1957 directed by Guru Dutt and To Be or Not to Be in 1942 directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
But much more happened on February 13 over the years: find out below

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2019 2019 Khash-Zahedan suicide bombing: At least 27 Iranian Revolutionary Guards are killed after a suicide bombing attack in southeastern Iran. The attack is claimed by Jaish ul-Adl militants. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
2018 United Airlines Flight 1175 traveling to Honolulu from San Francisco lands safely at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, after the pilots call for an emergency landing because of a loss of the engine cowling. (CBS12)
2017 War in North-West Pakistan: 2017 Lahore suicide bombing: At least 13 people, including six police officers, are killed and 85 are injured after a bomb explodes at a protest rally in Lahore, Punjab. The Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims responsibility. (Dawn)
2016 Saudi Arabia is sending troops and fighter jets to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base ahead of a planned ground invasion of Syria. Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu confirmed the deployment in Adana near the Syria–Turkey border, but said the numbers had not been confirmed. (The Independent)
2015 Internal conflict in Burma: Several days of clashes with Kokang rebels in the north of the country kills forty-seven Myanmar Army soldiers with dozens wounded. (CNN)
2014 War in Afghanistan (2001–present):: Afghanistan releases 65 prisoners from the Parwan Detention Facility despite concerns by the United States that the men were responsible for attacks on NATO and Afghan forces. (BBC)
2013 Syrian civil war:: Rebels clash with the Syrian military at an army base protecting Aleppo's international airport. The opposition claims that 40 Syrian soldiers were killed in the fighting, as large parts of the base are overrun. (AP via USA Today)
2012 Syria:
2011 India plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir this year and renew peace talks. (AFP via Google News) (Hindustan Times)
2010 Over 15,000 American, British and Afghan troops launch the biggest offensive in Afghanistan since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.
2009 The U.S. House of Representatives approves (246-183) a US$787 billion package of spending (64 percent) and tax cuts (36 percent).
2008 US President George Bush signs a law for individual tax rebates and temporary investment incentives worth US$168 billion.
2007 Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
2006 In a televised address to the nation, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announces the resignations of two government ministers in connection with two separate corruption scandals, the "Goldenberg" and "Anglo Leasing" affairs. Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi and education minister George Saitoti both deny any wrongdoing. (BBC)
2005 A shooting incident occurs at Hudson Valley Mall in upstate New York, north of New York City. Two people are injured. Local police believe that this is the work of a lone gunman and have a suspect in custody. (Reuters)
2004 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''.
2003 A small airplane crashes in southern Colombia. FARC guerillas kill one American and a Colombian army sergeant, and take three Americans hostage. FARC claims they are CIA agents; the US government claims they are defense contractors.
2001 An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.
2000 The final original Peanuts comic strip is published, following the death of its creator, Charles Schulz.
1997 Three Sisters, opens at Criterion Theater, New York City
1996 Howard Stern announces he will be making the film Private Parts
1995 West Indies beats New Zealand by innings and 332, Courtney Walsh 13-55.
1994 44th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1993 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (21.87 seconds).
1992 Most Happy Fella opens at Booth Theater NYC for 229 performances
1991 US bombs Iraqi air raid shelter, killing 334
1990 US, England, France and England give Germany OK to reunify
1989 Salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients
1988 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada
1985 Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier
1984 Six-year-old Texan Stormie Jones gets first heart and liver transplant.
1983 Merlin opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 199 performances
1982 Dark Side of the Moon, is on charts for 402nd week
1981 Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words
1980 Apollo Computer is incorporated.
1979 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation
1978 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1977 Guys & Dolls closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 239 performances
1976 Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes.
1975 Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation.
1974 Rainbow Jones opens and closes at Music Box Theater, New York City
1973 Musical El Grande de Coca-Cola, premieres in New York City
1972 1776 closes at 46th Steet Theater in New York City after 1,217 performances.
1971 Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
1970 NL offices begins move from Cin to SF (completed February 23)
1969 Suriname government of Pengel resigns.
1968 US sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam.
1967 American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
1965 Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title
1961 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records
1960 Beg, Borrow or Steal opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 performances
1959 Barbie doll goes on sale
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1956 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland
1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game
1953 Transsexual Christine Jorgenson returns to New York after successful sexual reassignment surgery in Denmark.
1952 Rocky Marciano defeats Lee Savold for his 39th straight win.
1951 Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the ''high-water mark'' of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
1949 António Óscar Carmona is re-elected president of Portugal for lack of an opposing candidate.
1948 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England
1946 Duchess Misbehaves opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 5 performances
1945 Allied planes bomb Dresden Germany; 135,000 die
1943 German assault on Sidi Bou Zid Tunisia, General Eisenhower visits front
1941 Nazi leaders attack Dutch Jewish Council.
1937 Prince Valiant comic strip appears
1935 First US surgical operation for relief of angina pectoris, in Cleveland, Ohio.
1934 The Soviet steamship Cheliuskin sinks in the Arctic Ocean.
1932 Free Eats introduces George Spanky McFarland to Our Gang
1931 Phil Tobin introduces Assembly Bill 98 in Nevada legislature to allow licensed gambling on a variety of games.
1929 US Cruiser Act authorizes construction of 19 new cruisers and an aircraft carrier.
1927 Uprising against Portuguese regime of General Carmona defeated.
1925 US Congress makes Surpreme Court appeal more difficult.
1923 1st Black pro Basketball team, Renaissance, organizes
1920 League of Nations recognizes perpetual neutrality of Switzerland.
1917 Mata Hari is arrested for spying.
1914 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers-ASCAP forms in New York City, New York.
1913 Mexican Revolution: Begins the episode known as ''La Decena Trágica'', the rebellion of some military chiefs against the President Francisco I. Madero.
1907 English suffragettes storm British Parliament and 60 women are arrested.
1905 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C) Warsaw Missouri (state record).
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