February
13
The first day of Lupercalia (Roman
Empire)
The Festival of Parentalia (Roman
Empire)
World Radio Day
Events
February
13
1668
– Spain recognizes Portugal as an
independent nation.
1689 – William and Mary are proclaimed
co-rulers of England.
1739 – Battle of Karnal: The army
of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats
the forces of the Mughal emperor
of India, Muhammad Shah.
1880 – Thomas Edison observes the
Edison effect.
1894 – Auguste and Louis Lumière
patent the Cinematographe, a combination
movie camera and projector.
1914 – Copyright: In New York City
the American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers is established
to protect the copyrighted musical
compositions of its members.
1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital
of India.
1961 – A 500,000-year-old rock is
discovered near Olancha, California,
US, that appears to anachronistically
encase a spark plug.
1990 – German reunification: An
agreement is reached on a two-stage
plan to reunite Germany.
2001 – An earthquake measuring 6.6
on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador,
killing at least 400.
2008 – Australian Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology
to the Indigenous Australians and
the Stolen Generations.
2009 – At 23:31:30 UTC the Unix
system time (time_t) number reaches
1234567890 seconds.
2011 – For the first time in more
than 100 years the Umatilla, an
American Indian tribe, were able
to hunt and harvest a bison just
outside Yellowstone National Park,
restoring a centuries-old tradition
guaranteed by a treaty signed in
1855.
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