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12-13-2007, 02:27 PM
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December 13th
1204
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Death of
Maimonides
, Sephardi Philosopher.
1577
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Sir Francis Drake began his circumnavigation from Plymouth, England.
1642
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Abel Janszoon Tasman
reached New Zealand.
1784
~
Death of
Samuel Johnson
, Essayist.
1818
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Birthday of Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady.
1925
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Birthday of
Dick Van Dyke
, Actor & Comedian.
1939
~
The Admiral Graf Spee engaged Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles in the
Battle of the River Plate
.
1981
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Martial law imposed in Poland
to try to control the Solidarity labor movement.
1996
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Kofi Annan elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2003
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Former Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein was captured
near Tikrit.
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