Nicosia, Cyprus. The following are some of the major events to have occurred on February 13, including wartime developments, political milestones, discoveries, and accidents.
Crime and justice
In 1935, a jury found Bruno Hauptmann guilty in the Lindbergh baby murder.
World War Two
In 1945, Royal Air Force bombers were dispatched to Dresden.
In 1945, Nazi-occupied Budapest fell to the Russians during World War Two after a 50-day siege in which 50,000 Germans were killed.
Historical discoveries and acquisitions
In 1955, Israel acquired four Dead Sea Scrolls.
Political events
In 1990, Nelson Mandela returned to the black township of Soweto after being released from prison, where he received a hero’s welcome and pledged to end “the dark hell of apartheid” in South Africa.
In 2008, thousands of Aborigines and other Australians reacted as Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered an apology for past injustices, including the forced removal of children, after a decade of conservative refusal.
Exploration and research
In 2001, the American Ann Bancroft and the Norwegian Liv Arnesen became the first women to cross Antarctica on skis, covering 2,700 km (1,700 miles) in 90 days.
In 2007, archaeologists removed skeletons more than 5,000 years old from the ground in Italy, where they were found with their arms wrapped around each other.
Accidents
In 2002, an Iran Air Tours Tu-154 crashed outside Khorramabad in western Iran.
Which February 13 event do you find most significant?
