How long until December 13th, 2022 ?
There are 207 days until December 13th, 2022
Famous birthdays of December 13th
- (2010) Marion Turner: American child of noted parents, he is...
- (2005) Aymeric: Prince Aymeric of Belgium.
- (2005) Prince Nicolas: of Belgium.
- (2005) Prince Aymeric: of Belgium.
- (2005) Nicolas: Prince Nicolas of Belgium.
Holidays and feasts of December 13th
- Roman festivals - Tellus was worshipped in the district Carinae at the Esquiline Hill, and a lectisternium or table was spread for Ceres.
- R.C. Saints - memorial of Saint Lucy
- Also see December 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- In the Julian calendar before the Gregorian reform, this was the shortest day and longest night, and widely celebrated as such
- In the Irish calendar the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following the Feast of Saint Lucy were observed as Quarter tense.
Facts of December 13th
- (2014) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: Iraqi officials claim that ISIL have shot down a military helicopter near Samarra, killing both pilots. (AP)
- (2011) Pakistan police rescues 50 boys from a dungeon in Karachi, Pakistan. Police reports say that the dungeon was equipped with shackles and hooks. The prisoners say they were beaten and threatened and that, if they had tried to escape, they would have been forced to join Jihad militants. (The Telegraph)
- (2018) A UN-brokered ceasefire is agreed upon between the two warring factions in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Troops from both sides will withdraw from the port city within three weeks to allow humanitarian aid coming into the country, which has been plagued by war and famine. (The Guardian)
- (2004) Romanian presidential election, 2004: Prime Minister Adrian Nastase concedes defeat to opposition candidate Traian Basescu after a close contest. With 99% of the vote counted, Basescu took 51.23% of the vote to Nastase's 48.77%. (BBC)
- (2004) All members of the Ohio delegation of the Electoral College cast their ballots for George W. Bush while a legal recount is still ongoing, after a written request by 11 Democratic congressmen (pdf) to suspend voting. (ABC) (ABC)
December 13th over the years: how did the world look like on December 13th in the past 120 years ?
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