November 13 Historical Events

The following events took place on November 13. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 42 events. Showing 31 - 42.

• 1986
  The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
• 1988
  Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
• 1989
  Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father.
• 1990
  In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day.
• 1992
  The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
• 1994
  In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
• 1995
  A truck-bomb explodes outside of a US-operated Saudi Arabian National Guard training center in Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians. A group called the Islamic Movement for Change claims responsibility.
• 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.
• 2002
  Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
• 2007
  Russia officially withdraws from the Soviet-era Batumi military base, Georgia.
• 2012
  A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.