December 13
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1974
Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
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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.
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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.
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General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.
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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.
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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.
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Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 crashes in Morrisville, North Carolina, near Raleigh–Durham International Airport, killing 15.
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Banat Air Flight 166 crashes in Sommacampagna near Verona Villafranca Airport in Verona, Italy, killing 49.
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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.
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European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.
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Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.
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The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.
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2002Brock Bowers, American football player
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2000Simona Waltert, Swiss tennis player
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1999Marina Bassols Ribera, Spanish tennis player
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1998Ian Seymour, American baseball pitcher
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1996Gleyber Torres, Venezuelan baseball player
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1995Emma Corrin, English actor
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1993Danielle Collins, American tennis player
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1993Jamal Fogarty, Australian rugby league player
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1991Dave Leduc, Canadian martial artist
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1991Vladimir Tarasenko, Russian ice hockey player
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1990Fletcher Cox, American football player
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1990Joseph Garrett, English YouTuber, actor, and author
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