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13 February 2023
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
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Historical events
History
2021 - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial.President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
History
2021 - A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.Category 3 winter storm and ice storm in the United States
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2017 - Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Son of Kim Jong Il (1971–2017)
History
2012 - The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.European organisation dedicated to space exploration
History
2011 - For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.Indian tribes in Oregon, United States
History
2010 - A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more.Terrorist attack in Maharashtra, India
History
2008 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.Prime Minister of Australia (2007–2010; 2013)
History
2007 - Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.Country in East Asia
History
2004 - The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".Astronomical observatory in Massachusetts, US
History
2001 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits El Salvador, killing at least 315.Scales to describe earthquake strength
Notable births
Born
2002 - Jaden Ivey, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
Born
2001 - Kaapo Kakko, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 2001)
Born
1995 - Kendall Fuller, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, French-Cameroonian footballerCameroonian-French footballer (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Jim Guy Tucker, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Arkansas (born 1943)American politician (1943–2025)
Died
2021 - Kadir Topbaş, Turkish politician (born 1945)Turkish politician (1945–2021)
Died
2019 - Callistus Ndlovu, Zimbabwean academic and politician (born 1936)Zimbabwean politician (1936–2019)
Died
2018 - Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, French-born Danish royal (born 1934)Consort of Margrethe II from 1972 to 2018
Died
2017 - Ricardo Arias Calderón, Panamanian politician (born 1933)Panamanian politician
Died
2017 - Aileen Hernandez, American union organizer and activist (born 1926)American union organizer and civil rights activist
Died
2017 - Seijun Suzuki, Japanese filmmaker (born 1923)Japanese film director (1923–2017)
Died
2017 - Kim Jong-nam, North Korean politician (born 1971)Son of Kim Jong Il (1971–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
24.50 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
22.44 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.