November 13 in History

Historical Events on November 13

1775 American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal.

1927 The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.

1941 World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day.

1947 The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

1956 The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

1969 Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.

2000 Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.

2001 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.

2015 A set of coordinated terror attacks in Paris, including multiple shootings, explosions, and a hostage crisis in the 10th and 11th arrondissements kill 130 people, seven attackers, and injured 368 others, with at least 80 critically wounded.

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Famous Birthdays on November 13

354 Augustine of Hippo

1856 Louis Brandeis

1953 Andrés Manuel López Obrador

1969 Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Famous Deaths on November 13

1963 Margaret Murray

2005 Eddie Guerrero

2014 Alvin Dark

2016 Leon Russell

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