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13 December 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
2019 - Jo Swinson (pictured) steps down as Leader of the Liberal Democrats after losing her seat in the 2019 general election making her tenure the shortest in the party's history.Scottish politician (born 1980)
Anniversary
2013 - Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.American singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Anniversary
2011 - A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself.Murder–suicide in Liège, Belgium
Anniversary
1991 - Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.1991–95 war during the Yugoslav Wars
Anniversary
1989 - The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Historical events
History
2007 - The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.2007 treaty amending the constitutional basis of the European Union
History
2003 - Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
2002 - European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.Expansion of the EU
History
2001 - Indian Parliament attack: Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.Terrorist attack in New Delhi
History
1995 - Banat Air Flight 166 crashes in Sommacampagna near Verona Villafranca Airport in Verona, Italy, killing 49.1995 aviation accident
History
1994 - Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 crashes in Morrisville, North Carolina, near Raleigh–Durham International Airport, killing 15.1994 aviation accident in North Carolina
History
1989 - The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
History
1988 - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.Leader of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
History
1982 - The 6.0 Ms North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500.Seismic event in the southern Arabian Peninsula
History
1981 - General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.Leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989
Notable births
Born
2009 - Maddox Batson, American singer and songwriterAmerican singer and songwriter
Born
2002 - Brock Bowers, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Marina Bassols Ribera, Spanish tennis playerSpanish tennis player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Ian Seymour, American baseball pitcherAmerican baseball player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Gleyber Torres, Venezuelan baseball playerVenezuelan baseball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Lorraine O'Grady, American artist (born 1934)American artist (1934–2024)
Died
2022 - Stephen "tWitch" Boss, American dancer and media personality (born 1982)American dancer and TV producer (1982–2022)
Died
2018 - Noah Klieger, Holocaust survivor who became an award-winning Israeli journalist (born 1926)Israeli journalist and sports administrator
Died
2016 - Alan Thicke, Canadian actor, songwriter, game and talk-show host (born 1947)Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016)
Died
2006 - Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (born 1932)American businessman (1932–2006)
Died
2005 - Alan Shields, American painter and ferryboat captain (born 1944)American artist
Died
2004 - David Wheeler, English computer scientist and academic (born 1927)British computer scientist (1927–2004)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
66.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.0 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
21.69 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Aries
19.80 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.