The first edition of the Giro d’Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner The…
Tag: 13 May
13 May 1940
Germany’s conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech to the House…
13 May 1861
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. The Great Comet of 1861, officially known as C/1861…
13 May 1619
Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a prominent Dutch statesman and diplomat…
13 May 1950
The inaugural Formula One World Championship race takes place at Silverstone Circuit.
13 May 1995
Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
13 May 2012
Forty-nine dismembered bodies are discovered by Mexican authorities on Mexican Federal Highway 40. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadereyta_Jim%C3%A9nez_massacre’]
13 May 1971
Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in what became known as the Demra massacre. Demra massacre in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu…
13 May 1971
Over 900 Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre. Demra massacre in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of the villages under…
13 May 1995
Alison Hargreaves becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas. In 1995, Hargreaves determined to climb, unaided, the three…