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The Enhanced Fujita scale is a scale that rates tornado intensity based on the severity of the damage a tornado causes. It is used in the United States, Brazil and France, among ot…
An EF5 tornado strikes the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others
Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a …
Fusilier Lee Rigby is murdered by 2 Islamic extremists in Woolwich, Southeast London
Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route. It spans 277 miles (446 km) across the sta…
A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington
A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park. The protests were sparked by out…
Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey
On 22 September 2013, a twin suicide bombing took place at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 127 people were killed and more than 250 injured. It was the deadliest …
At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
On 29 September 2013, gunmen from Boko Haram entered the male dormitory in the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing fifty students and teachers.
Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.
On 13 October 2013, during the Hindu festival of Navratri, a stampede broke out on a bridge near the Ratangarh Mata Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India, killing 115 peo…
A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers…
Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jup…
The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries
The 2013 El Reno tornado was an extremely large, intense, and erratic tornado that occurred and hit a rural part of Central Oklahoma during the early evening of May 31, 2013. This …
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In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since t…
A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, bec
The Buenos Aires train crash occurred on October 19, 2013 when a passenger train failed to stop at a terminal station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, injuring 105 people. As of October…
One hundred and five people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires.
Prince George of Wales is a member of the British royal family. He is the eldest child of William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and the eldest grandchild of Ki…
Prince George of Wales
Charles Arthur Bruzon was a Gibraltarian politician and former Roman Catholic priest. He was affiliated with the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP). In the general elections o…
Charles Bruzon, Gibraltarian politician (born 1938)
Ali Kafi was an Algerian politician who was Chairman of the High Council of State and acting President from 1992 to 1994.
Ali Kafi, Algerian politician (born 1928)
Siegfried Ludwig was an Austrian politician and Governor of Lower Austria from 1981 to 1992.
Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician, 18th Governor of Lower Austria (born 1926)
Nikolas Wallenda is an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness W…
Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope
Nanga Parbat , known as Diamer in Shina, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth with its summit at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernm…
Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten cl
The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers, is the head of government of the Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Mini…
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underag
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The U
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in…
NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun
Pentti Alexander Lund was a Finnish Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Lund was ofte…
Pentti Lund, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (born 1925)
George Beverly Shea was a Canadian-born American gospel singer and hymn composer. Shea was often described as "America's beloved gospel singer" and was considered "the first intern…
George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (born 1909)
George Allen "Pat" Summerall was an American professional football player and television sportscaster who worked for CBS, Fox, and ESPN. In addition to football, he announced major…
Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (born 1930)