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13 September 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2008 - Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Indian Mujahideen.Terrorist bombings in India
Anniversary
2005 - A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.Virtual epidemic in World of Warcraft
Anniversary
1993 - Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.American rock band (1987–1994)
Anniversary
1988 - Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1988
Anniversary
1985 - Super Mario Bros., one of the most influential and best-selling video games in history, was first released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.1985 video game
Historical events
History
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.Afghan Islamist militant organization
History
2008 - Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.Megacity and union territory of India
History
2007 - The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.Declaration adopted in 2007 by the United Nations General Assembly
History
2007 - The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.British auto racing team
History
2001 - Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
History
1997 - A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.Air warfare branch of the German military
History
1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995)
History
1989 - Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.South African system of racial segregation
History
1988 - Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1988
History
1987 - Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.1987 radioactive contamination incident in Brazil
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)German politician (1943–2024)
Died
2024 - Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949)South African politician (1949–2024)
Died
2024 - Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938)American fashion designer (1938–2024)
Died
2022 - Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)
Died
2019 - Eddie Money, American musician (born 1949)American musician (1949–2019)
Died
2017 - Pete Domenici, American politician, senator of New Mexico (born 1932)American politician (1932–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
41.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 6.5 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
20.92 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
16.19 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.