September 13 in History

Historical Events on September 13

1782 American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

1812 War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.

1814 In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.

1862 American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.

1971 Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.

1989 Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.

2001 Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.

2008 Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.

2013 Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.

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Famous Birthdays on September 13

1860 John J. Pershing

1944 Peter Cetera

1969 Shane Warne

1989 Thomas Müller

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Famous Deaths on September 13

1598 Philip II of Spain

1971 Lin Biao

1987 Mervyn LeRoy

1996 Tupac Shakur

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