November 13
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1992
The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
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China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 crashes on approach to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Ürümqi, China, killing 12 people.
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In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
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Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.
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Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66.
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As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number, 21398269−1, a number with 420,921 digits.
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Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
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War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
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Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
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A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.
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Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.
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A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.
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2002Emma Raducanu, British tennis player
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2002Giovanni Reyna, American soccer player
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2000Sydney Agudong, American actress and singer
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1999Brett Baty, American baseball player
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1999Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver
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1995Lucy Fallon, English actress
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1993Julia Michaels, American singer and songwriter
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1992Grégory Hofmann, Swiss ice hockey player
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1992Shabazz Muhammad, American basketball player
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1991Matt Bennett, American actor
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1990Brenden Dillon, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
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