December 13 historical events
902 — Battle of the Holme
The Battle of the Holme took place in East Anglia on 13 December 902 between the Anglo-Saxon men of Kent and the East Anglian Danes. Its location is unknown but may have been Holme in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire). Following the death of Alfred the Great in 899, his son Edward the Elder became king, but his cousin Æthelwold, the son of Alfred's elder brother, King Æthelred, claimed the throne. His bid was unsuccessful, and he fled to the Northumbrian Danes, who, according to one version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, accepted him as king.
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1558 — Battle of Quiapo
Battle of Quiapo in the Arauco War was the final battle in the campaign of García Hurtado de Mendoza against the Mapuche under the toqui known as Lemucaguin or Caupolicán the younger. It was fought in Quiapo, Arauco Province, Chile on the December 13, 1558.
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1643 — Battle of Alton
The Battle of Alton (also Storm of Alton), of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry serving under the Earl of Crawford. In the context of the First English Civil War, the Battle of Alton was the first decisive defeat of Sir Ralph Hopton, leader of Royalist forces in the south, and the event had a significant psychological effect on him as commander.
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1643 — Battle of Bramber Bridge
The Battle of Bramber Bridge was a minor skirmish that took place on 13 December 1643, during the First English Civil War. A Royalist detachment from Arundel attempted to secure the bridge over the River Adur at Bramber in West Sussex, but found a Parliamentarian force already in possession. The Royalists attempted to find another crossing point, but were ordered back to Arundel, after learning of the loss of Alton the same night.
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1705 — Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)
Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on December 13, 1705 between a Hungarian (Kuruc) army led by János Bottyán and an Austrian-Croatian-Serbian combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd (West-Hungary, County Vas) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf) (heden Austria), near the Austro-Hungarian border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory. On November 2, 1705, János Bottyán actuated the Hungarian campaign in the Dunántúl. Before that he had only 8,000 soldiers at Kecskemét but this number later increased to 30,000 men. On December 10, Kőszeg capitulated and Bottyán moved to Szentgotthárd, where Heister was.
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1813 — 1813 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1813 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1813, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Federalist governor Levin Winder was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Democratic-Republican governor Robert Bowie in a rematch of the previous election.
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1819 — 1819 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1819 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1819, in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic-Republican nominee Samuel Sprigg was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Goldsborough.
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1824 — 1824 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1824 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1824, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Samuel Stevens Jr. was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Federalist governor Charles Goldsborough, Democratic-Republican candidate Roger B. Taney and Federalist candidates Robert Henry Goldsborough and John Eager Howard.
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1850 — 1850 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1850 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 13, 1850, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate John Hugh Means was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1861 — Battle of Camp Allegheny
The Battle of Camp Allegheny, also known as the Battle of Allegheny Mountain, took place on December 13, 1861, in Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.
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1889 — 1889 East Coast by-election
The 1889 East Coast by-election was a by-election held on 13 December 1889 in the East Coast electorate during the 10th New Zealand Parliament.
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1895 — Battle of Iguará
The Battle of Iguará was a battle of the Cuban War of Independence which took place on December 13, 1895 in the Santa Clara Province, Cuba.
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1897 — 1897 Calgary municipal election
The 1897 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 13, 1897 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the fourteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1898 to January 3, 1899. Arthur Leslie Cameron was acclaimed as mayor.
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1900 — Battle of Nooitgedacht
In the Battle of Nooitgedacht on 13 December 1900, Boer commandos led by Generals Koos de la Rey and Christiaan Beyers combined to deal a defeat to a British brigade under the command of Major General R. A. P. Clements during the Second Boer War.
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1909 — 1909 Calgary municipal election
The 1909 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1909 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-sixth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1910 to January 2, 1911. Mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 6, 1909.
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1915 — 1915 Calgary municipal election
The 1915 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1915 to elect a Mayor to a one-year term and six Aldermen on a two-year term, and two Aldermen for a one-year term, to sit on the thirty-first Calgary City Council. In addition, a Commissioner, four members for the Public School Board, three members for the Separate School Board, two plebiscites on daylight saving time and extension of coving franchise both passed.
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1919 — Australian federal election, 1919
Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1919. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Frank Tudor. The government changed the lower house voting system from first-past-the-post to full-preference preferential voting after the 1918 Swan by-election saw a split in the vote between Nationalist and Country Party candidates, causing Labor with the largest primary vote to unexpectedly win the by-election.
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1919 — 1919 Australian Senate election
The 1919 Australian Senate election was held on 13 December 1919 to elect 19 of the 36 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 1919 federal election. Each state elected three senators to serve a six-year term beginning on 1 July 1920, except for Tasmania, who elected an extra senator to fill a casual vacancy.
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1921 — 1921 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 1921. James Michael Curley, who had previously served as Mayor of Boston (1914–1918), was elected for the second time, defeating three other candidates. In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms. Thus, incumbent Andrew James Peters was unable to run for re-election.
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1922 — 1922 Calgary municipal election
The 1922 Calgary municipal election was held on December 13, 1922, to elect a mayor, commissioner, seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. In addition three members were elected for the public school board. A swimming pool bylaw was defeated by a large majority. Three plebiscites were held, one regarding compensation for aldermen, one to change the position of commissioner to an appointment, and one for a service tax.
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1936 — Second Battle of the Corunna Road
The Second Battle of the Corunna Road (Spanish: Batalla de la Carretera de Coruña) was a battle of the Spanish Civil War that took place from 13 December 1936 to 15 January 1937, northwest of Madrid. In December 1936, the Nationalists launched an offensive in order to cut the Corunna Road and isolate Madrid, but a Republican counter-offensive stopped the Nationalist advance.
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1941 — Battle of Cape Bon (1941)
The naval Battle of Cape Bon took place on December 13, 1941 during the Second World War, between two Italian light cruisers and an Allied destroyer flotilla off Cape Bon, Tunisia. The loss of the two cruisers and their valuable cargoes was a serious defeat for the Regia Marina.
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1941 — 1941 Bay of Plenty by-election
The Bay of Plenty by-election of 1941 was a by-election for the electorate of Bay of Plenty held on 13 December 1941 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Gordon Hultquist of the Labour Party who was killed in World War II. The by-election was won by Bill Sullivan of the National Party; Labour lost a seat.
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1943 — Massacre of Kalavryta
The Massacre of Kalavryta (Greek: Σφαγή των Καλαβρύτων), or the Holocaust of Kalavryta (Ολοκαύτωμα των Καλαβρύτων), refers to the extermination of the male population and the total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, in Greece, by German occupying forces during World War II, on 13 December 1943. It is the most serious case of war crimes committed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II. In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named Unternehmen Kalavryta (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta.
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1950 — Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Changjin Lake Campaign (Korean: 장진호 전투(長津湖戰鬪); Chinese: 长津湖战役; pinyin: Cháng Jīn Hú Zhànyì), was a decisive battle in the Korean War. "Chosin" is the Japanese pronunciation of the Korean name, "Changjin". The UN forces relied on Japanese language maps dating from their occupation of Korea which had only ended five years earlier at the conclusion of World War II. Shortly after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict, the People's Volunteer Army 9th Army infiltrated the northeastern part of North Korea.
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1951 — Barbadian general election, 1951
General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951, the first held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 64.6%. In this year Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, D.A., was the first woman to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly. She represented the Parish of St. Andrew until 1961. One year later Queen Elizabeth II was ascended to the Throne on the death of her father, George VI.
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1959 — Cypriot presidential election, 1959
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus for the first time on 13 December 1959. Only two candidates contested the election; Makarios III, who was backed by EOKA and John Clerides, a member of the Democratic Union, who was also supported by AKEL. The result was a victory for Makarios III, who won 66.8% of the vote, although he did not take office until 16 August 1960. Voter turnout was 91.2%. Fazıl Küçük was the only candidate for Vice-President, and was elected unopposed.
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1960 — 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt
The 1960 Ethiopian coup was a coup d'état staged in Ethiopia on 13 December 1960. Its goal was to overthrow Emperor Haile Selassie who was on a state visit to Brazil at the time. Four conspirators, led by Germame Neway and his older brother Brigadier General Mengistu Neway, who was commander of the Kebur Zabangna (the Imperial Bodyguard), took several ministers and other important personages hostage and gained control of most of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
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1966 — Juicio Final (1966)
Juicio Final (1966) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1966) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1966, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.
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1968 — Juicio Final (1968)
Juicio Final (1968) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1968) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1968, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.
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1974 — Juicio Final (1974)
Juicio Final (1974) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1974) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1974, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.
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1975 — Australian federal election, 1975
Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election following a double dissolution of both Houses. Malcolm Fraser had been commissioned as caretaker prime minister following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam's three-year-old Labor government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, on 11 November 1975. The same day, Fraser advised the calling of the election, in accordance with Kerr's stipulated conditions (see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis). The Coalition of Fraser's Liberal Party of Australia and Doug Anthony's National Country Party secured government in its own right, winning the largest majority government in Australian history.
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1977 — Air Indiana Flight 216
The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces, lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The plane was on its way to Nashville International Airport, taking the team to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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1979 — South West Hertfordshire by-election, 1979
The South West Hertfordshire by-election, 1979 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 December 1979 for the British House of Commons constituency of South West Hertfordshire.
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1981 — 1981 Intercontinental Cup
The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil on 13 December 1981 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, the annual Intercontinental Cup contested between the winners of the European Cup and Copa Libertadores. Flamengo went on to play the Intercontinental Cup after having won the first ever Libertadores Cup they played. Liverpool were also appearing in their first Intercontinental Cup, having declined to take part in 1977 and 1978 after they won the European Cup. The teams had qualified for the competition by winning their continent's primary cup competition.
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1984 — Enfield Southgate by-election, 1984
The Enfield Southgate by-election, 1984 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 December 1984 for the British House of Commons constituency of Enfield Southgate.
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1989 — Attack on Derryard checkpoint
On 13 December 1989 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint complex manned by the King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) near the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border at Derryard, near Rosslea, County Fermanagh. The IRA unit, firing from the back of an armoured dump truck, attacked the small base with heavy machine-guns, grenades, rockets and a flamethrower. A nearby British Army patrol arrived at the scene and a fierce firefight erupted. The IRA withdrew after leaving a van bomb inside the complex, but it did not fully detonate. The attack left two British soldiers dead and two wounded.
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1989 — Starrcade '89: Future Shock
Starrcade '89: Future Shock was the seventh annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It was the second Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and it took place on December 13, 1989, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The event solely featured the Iron Man and Iron Team tournaments.
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1991 — Juicio Final (1991)
Juicio Final (1991) (Spanish for "Final Justice") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on December 13, 1991 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. Documentation foronly three matches on the show have been found, the main event and two Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match undercard matches. The main event of Juicio Final was a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match between Máscara Año 2000 and Aníbal. The match saw Máscara Año 2000 defeat Aníbal, forcing him to unmask and reveal his real name, Carlos Ignacio Carrillo Contreras, after the match per Lucha libre traditions.
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1994 — Flagship Airlines Flight 3379
Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 (on behalf of American Eagle) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Greensboro to Raleigh, North Carolina. On December 13, 1994, the aircraft operating the flight entered a stall on approach to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and crashed 4 miles southwest of the runway threshold, killing both pilots and 13 of the 18 passengers. The remaining occupants suffered injuries.
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1995 — Banat Air Flight 166
Banat Air Flight 166 was an Antonov An-24 (registration YR-AMR) chartered on 13 December 1995 from Romavia by Banat Air. It was due to fly from Verona, Italy, to Timișoara, Romania, when it crashed shortly after take-off, killing all eight crewmembers and 41 passengers. It later emerged that the aircraft was severely overloaded and its wings were contaminated with ice and snow.
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1995 — Super J-Cup (1995)
Super J-Cup: 2nd Stage was the second Super J-Cup professional wrestling tournament, it was hosted by Wrestle Association R and produced by WAR wrestler Último Dragón. The tournament was held to determine the top junior heavyweight of the world for that year. The event took place on December 13, 1995, at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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1997 — Guerra de Titanes (1997)
Guerra de Titanes (1997) ("War of the Titans") was the first ever Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 13, 1997 in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured a Lucha de Apuestas "hair vs. hair" match contested inside a Steel Cage between the teams of Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. and Picudo and Sangre Chicana.
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1998 — Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, 1998
The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 13 December 1998 for the leadership including chairman, two vice-chairman posts and 27 members of the 3rd Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. Founding Chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming was re-elected uncontestedly for the third consecutive term. The election was marked by a "coup d'etat" by the Young Turks faction whose candidate Lau Chin-shek defeated the incumbent Vice-Chairman Anthony Cheung Bing-leung.
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1998 — Guerra de Titanes (1998)
Guerra de Titanes (1998) ("War of the Titans") was the second Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 13, 1998 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Main event featured a Steel Cage Match that highlighted two storyline feuds between Octagón and his "Evil twin" Pentagón and the feud between Heavy Metal and Kick Boxer as Octagón and Heavy Metal teamed together to take on Pentagón and Kick Boxer.
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1998 — K-1 Grand Prix '98 final round
K-1 Grand Prix '98 final round was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, December 13, 1998, in front of 63,800 spectators. It was the sixth K-1 World Grand Prix final involving eight of the world's best heavyweight fighters (+95 kg/209 lbs), with all bouts fought under K-1 rules.
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1998 — Rock Bottom: In Your House
Rock Bottom: In Your House was a 1998 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 26th In Your House and took place on December 13, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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2001 — 2001 Indian Parliament attack
The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a terrorist attack on the Parliament of India in New Delhi, India, on 13 December 2001. The attack was carried out by five Jaish-e-Mohammed militants and resulted in the deaths of six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, and a gardener. All five militants were killed by security forces.
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2002 — Sin Piedad (2002)
Sin Piedad (2002) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 2002 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico and replaced CMLL's regular Friday night show Super Viernes ("Super Friday"). The 2002 Sin Piedad was the third event under that name that CMLL promoted as their last major show of the year, always held in December. The main event was a traditional two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match between Rey Bucanero and Vampiro Canadiense where both wrestlers risked their hair on the outcome of the match.
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2003 — Capture of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein, the deposed president of Iraq, was captured by the United States military in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq, on 13 December 2003. The military operation to capture him was codenamed Operation Red Dawn, after the 1984 American film Red Dawn. The mission was executed by joint operations Task Force 121—an elite and covert joint special operations team, supported by the 1st Brigade Combat Team (led by Colonel James Hickey) of the 4th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Raymond Odierno.
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2006 — UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs (also known as UFC Fight Night: 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 13, 2006 at the MCAS Miramar near San Diego, California. It was the first UFC event to take place on a military base. The audience consisted almost entirely of United States Marines stationed at Miramar; only five pairs of seats were available to the public via auction. All auction proceeds went to the Marine Corps Community Services Quality of Life Programs for the Marines and Families. The two-hour broadcast drew a 1.3 overall rating on Spike TV.
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2009 — TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)
The 2009 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the inaugural TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs and took place on December 13, 2009, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions.
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2010 — Vincentian general election, 2010
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 13 December 2010. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which won eight of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly.
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2014 — UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic (also known as UFC on Fox 13) was a mixed martial arts event held at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 13, 2014.
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2015 — French regional elections, 2015
Regional elections were held in France on 6 and 13 December 2015. At stake were the regional councils in metropolitan and overseas France as well as the Corsican Assembly and inaugural seats in the Assembly of French Guiana and Assembly of Martinique, all for a six-year term. The Departmental Council of Mayotte, which also exercises the powers of a region, is the only region not participating in this election, having already been renewed on 2 April 2015. There are 18 Regional Presidencies at stake, with 13 in continental France and Corsica, and 5 overseas.
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2015 — TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, which was produced by WWE. It took place on December 13, 2015, at the TD Garden in the Boston, Massachusetts. This is the seventh event under the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event (including with one match on the pre-show). In the main event, Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. During the post-match, Reigns viciously attacked Triple H, which sent him to the hospital.
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2019 — 2019 Copa Argentina final
The 2019 Copa Argentina final was a football match between Central Córdoba (SdE) and River Plate on 13 December 2019 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina. It was the final match of the 2018–19 Copa Argentina, the eighth edition of Argentine football's annual cup competition, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
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2020 — 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup final
The 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup Final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 December 2020. It was contested by Antrim and Kerry. The game took place before the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Antrim won the competition for the first time and were thus promoted to the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (the sport's top flight).
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2020 — 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 December 2020 between Limerick and Waterford, the culmination of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was the 133rd final of that sport's primary competition, the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Limerick won the game by 0–30 to 0–19 to claim their second All-Ireland title in three years.
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2022 — Ntoroko clashes
On 13 December 2022, fighting broke out between the Uganda People's Defence Force and the Allied Democratic Forces in Ntoroko District, in western Uganda.
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2023 — 2023 Swiss Federal Council election
An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, Switzerland's government, were held on 13 December 2023 for the 2024–2028 term. It followed the federal election held a month earlier and partly depended on its results. All Federal Councillors except Alain Berset were running for re-election. Per an informal agreement between the political parties known as the magic formula, incumbents are traditionally left unopposed and open seats are only contested by the incumbent's party, ensuring the partisan balance.
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2023 — 2023 Copa Argentina final
The 2023 Copa Argentina final was the 63rd and final match of the 2023 Copa Argentina. It was played on 13 December 2023 at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanús between Estudiantes (LP) and Defensa y Justicia. Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia by a 1–0 score to win their first title in the tournament.
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2024 — Final Resolution (2024)
The 2024 Final Resolution was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It took place on December 13, 2024, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, and aired on TNA+. It was the 13th event under the Final Resolution chronology. Ten matches were contested at the event, including two on the Countdown to Final Resolution pre-show. In the main event, Nic Nemeth defeated A.
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