Important Events From This day in History – 13th November

Today in History

• 2015 Terrorist attacks in Paris

  In France’s capital city, a coordinated terrorist attack involving suicide bombers and mass shootings occurred. The Stade de France and the Bataclan theatre were both attacked during a concert. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed approximately 130 people.

• 1994 Sweden votes to join EU

  The referendum passed with over 50% of Swedish citizens voting to join the European Union. The Nordic country officially joined the EU on January 1, 1995.

• 1985 Armero tragedy

  The late-evening eruption of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano caused volcanic mudflows, known as lahars, that flooded the city of Armero, killing 25,000 people. The Armero tragedy is regarded as one of the deadliest volcano-related disasters of the twentieth century.

• 1950 Assassination of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud

  Rebels led by Rafael Simón Urbina kidnapped and killed Venezuela’s president and head of the military Junta. Chalbaud took power following a coup against Rómulo Gallegos in 1948.

• 1887 Bloody Sunday in London

  Protests by poor and unemployed Londoners in Trafalgar Square over their plight turned violent when police charged on those protesting with batons. By the end of the day, two or three people had been killed and hundreds of protestors had been injured.