What day is December 13? Historical events that took place on December 13
This Day in History December 13th. The most notable events that took place on December 13th range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on December 13
December 13, 1793:The day Nguyen Nhac died. He was the initiator and leader of the Tay Son peasant uprising. In June 1787, he ascended the throne as Emperor, taking the name Thai Duc. After ascending the throne, Nguyen Nhac sought peace and pleasure, losing his will to fight.
December 13, 1888:After being captured by the French colonialists, Emperor Ham Nghi was taken by ship to French Algeria for exile.
December 13, 1974:From December 13, 1974 to January 6, 1975: The Southern Liberation Army conducted the Phuoc Long campaign (now in Binh Phuoc province) to assess the reaction of the US army after withdrawing from the South (March 1973).
International events taking place on December 13
December 13, 1678:Birthday of Emperor Yongzheng Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, the 5th emperor of the Qing Dynasty, biological son of Emperor Kangxi.
December 13, 1863:Yi He ascended the throne as King of Korea. He was the last king of the Joseon Dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire.
December 13, 1937:Nanjing Massacre, Japanese troops captured Nanjing and began committing atrocities within the next few weeks.
December 13, 1988:Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat addresses a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, after US officials denied him a visa to visit the UN headquarters in New York.
December 13, 1996:Cao Yu's death day. He was a famous Chinese playwright. In the play Thunderstorm, Cao Yu recreated the corrupt and criminal life of a bourgeois feudal family, a symbolic image of semi-feudal, semi-colonial Chinese society.
December 13, 2001:The Indian parliament was attacked by five gunmen, resulting in 12 deaths, including the perpetrators.
December 13, 2002:The European Union announced that Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become its members from 1 May 2004.
December 13, 2003:Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured near the city of Tikrit.
December 13, 2006:The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
