History Events on September 13
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History Events on September 13
Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.
#Henry_Hudson
In 1609
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.
#Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms
In 1645
The Merrimack Valley gas explosions: One person is killed, 25 are injured, and 40 homes are destroyed when excessive natural gas pressure caused fires and explosions.
#Merrimack_Valley_gas_explosions
In 2018
Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
#Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham
In 1759
Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
#Miguel_Primo_de_Rivera
In 1923
American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
#American_Civil_War
In 1862
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
#Battle_of_Meligalas
In 1944
American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
#American_Revolutionary_War
In 1782
Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
#Halford_Mackinder
In 1899
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.
#Isabella_I_of_Castile
In 1504
War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
#War_of_1812
In 1812
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
#Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
In 1964
Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
#September_11_attacks
In 2001
South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
#Venda
In 1979
Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
#Margaret_Chase_Smith
In 1948
Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.
#Kingdom_of_Sardinia
In 1743
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
#Lucius_Tarquinius_Priscus
In 585 BC
South Vietnamese Generals Lâm V?n Phát and D??ng V?n ??c fail in a coup attempt against General Nguy?n Khánh.
#Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam
In 1964
The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
#Santos-Dumont_14-bis
In 1906
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).
#Hurricane_Gilbert
In 1988
Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
#Vallabhbhai_Patel
In 1948
Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
#Nikita_Khrushchev
In 1953
Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.
#Ögedei_Khan
In 1229
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
#Temple_of_Jupiter_Optimus_Maximus
In 509 BC
In 1899
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