2013
Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986)
Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986)
The 2010s
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2013
Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923)
Peter Magnus Flanigan was an American investment banker who later became an influential aide and fundraiser for President Richard M. Nixon.
Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923)
2013
Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920)
Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze, was an Australian fighter pilot and racing driver. He flew with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War, was a flying ace credited with 12.5 confir…
Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920)
2013
Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929)
Munir Hussain was a cricket commentator, administrator, and journalist from Pakistan who also played a first-class cricket match for Kalat in the 1969–70 season. He was the first t…
Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929)
2013
Cecil Alexander, American architect, designed the State of Georgia Building (born 1918)
Cecil Abraham Alexander, Jr. was an American architect, principally a designer of commercial architecture, best known for his work in Atlanta, Georgia. He worked with the firm FABR…
Cecil Alexander, American architect, designed the State of Georgia Building (born 1918)
2013
Berthold Beitz, German businessman (born 1913)
Berthold Beitz was a German industrialist. He was the head of the Krupp steel conglomerate beginning in the 1950s. He was credited with helping to lead the re-industrialization of …
Berthold Beitz, German businessman (born 1913)
2013
Robert Neelly Bellah, American sociologist and author (born 1927)
Robert Neelly Bellah was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was internationally known for his work related…
Robert Neelly Bellah, American sociologist and author (born 1927)
2013
Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1924)
Antoni Ramallets Simón was a Spanish football goalkeeper and manager.
Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1924)
2013
Ossie Schectman, American basketball player (born 1919)
Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), …
Ossie Schectman, American basketball player (born 1919)
2013
Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (born 1914)
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He served in the Senate of Virginia and then represented Virginia in the United States Senate, succeeding h…
Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (born 1914)
2013
Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (born 1913)
Benjamin Walker was the truncated pen name of George Benjamin Walker, who also wrote under the pseudonym Jivan Bhakar. He was a British citizen, an Indian-born author on religion a…
Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (born 1913)
2013
An ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at a fertilizer company facility in West, Texas, U
On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, United States, while emergency services p…
An ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at a fertilizer company facility in West, Texas, U
2013
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operat
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11…
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operat
2013
A building in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing 1,134 people, making it the deadliest accidenta
Savar is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh and is located at a distance of about 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the northwest of Dhaka city. Savar is most…
A building in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing 1,134 people, making it the deadliest accidenta
2013
Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her captor, Ariel Castro, having been held there with two other w
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from Ontario, Ca…
Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her captor, Ariel Castro, having been held there with two other w
2013
Some of the closest advisors and collaborators of Czech prime minister Petr Nečas were arrested for corruption
Petr Nečas is a Czech former politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Civic Democratic Party from 2010 to 2013, and as Member of the Cham…
Some of the closest advisors and collaborators of Czech prime minister Petr Nečas were arrested for corruption
2013
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending…
Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the 6th president of Egypt since 2014.
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending…
2013
Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 42 people, mostly students.
On 6 July 2013, Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Government Secondary School in the village of Mamudo in Yobe State, Nigeria and killed at least 42 people. Most of the victims we…
Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 42 people, mostly students.
2013
Two car bombs by unknown perpetrators exploded in Reyhanlı, Turkey, resulting in 52 killed and 140 injured
The 2013 Reyhanlı car bombings took place on 11 May 2013, when two car bombs exploded in the Turkish town of Reyhanlı, a town of 64,000 people, 5 km from the Syrian border and the …
Two car bombs by unknown perpetrators exploded in Reyhanlı, Turkey, resulting in 52 killed and 140 injured
2013
One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by D…
One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a
2013
Mark Carson, an openly gay man, was murdered in a hate crime incident in New York City, prompting a 1,500-person march a
On May 18, 2013, Mark Carson was fatally shot in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City by Elliot Morales. Morales was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged …
Mark Carson, an openly gay man, was murdered in a hate crime incident in New York City, prompting a 1,500-person march a
2013
A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage
The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at…
A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage
2013
Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in th
The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict between the Indian government and left-wing extremist groups. The Naxalites are a group of communist groups following Maoist p…
Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in th
2013
An extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring more than 1
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 …
An extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring more than 1