January 13 - January 13 January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian calendar. There are 352 days remaining (353 in a leap year). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. 1854 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. 1893 - The Independent Labor Party of the UK has its first meeting. 1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair. 1910 - The first radio broadcast. Inventor Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the.
June 13 - June 13 June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1373 - England and Portugal sign a treaty of alliance which has never been broken 1774 - Rhode Island is the first colony to outlaw the importation of slaves 1798 - Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is founded 1898 - Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital 1942 - The United States opens its Office of War Information, a center for production of propaganda 1944 - World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England 1966 - The United States Supreme Court.
July 13 - July 13 July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1558 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. 1643 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down - In England, Lord Henry Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, wins a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian Sir William Waller. 1787 - The United States Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admition of new states and limits the expansion.
Karelia (republic) - then lost again during the first half of the 18th century. In 1923 the province became the Karelian ASSR. From 1940 it was made into the Karelo-Finnish SSR but was changed back to a ASSR in 1956. During the Continuation War in 1941 Finland occupied parts of the area but was forced to withdraw in 1944. The Republic of Karelia was formed on November 13, 1991. Geography Present-day Karelia is situated between Lake Ladoga in the southwest and the White Sea in the northeast. Culture See also: Saami music. The Karelian language is close to Finnish, and has in recent years become considered a dialect of Finnish. Finnish and Russian are the official languages of the republic. Demography Karelia is populated by Karelians (karjalaiset) and Russians. There are about 780,000 inhabitants.
Kaysone Phomvihane - Kaysone Phomvihane Kaysone Phomvihane(December 13,1920-November 21,1992) was leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955,though Souphanouvong served in a figurehead role. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic,and then as president until his death in 1992..
Karl Liebknecht - Karl Liebknecht Karl Liebknecht (August 13, 1871 - January 15, 1919) was a German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League. Born in Leipzig, he was the son of Wilhelm Liebknecht, one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. However, Karl Liebknecht was more radical than his father; he became an exponent of Marxist ideas during his study of law and political economy in Leipzig and Berlin, and after serving with the Imperial Pioneer Guards in Potsdam from 1893 to 1894 and internships in Arnsberg and Paderborn from 1894 to 1898, he earned his doctorate in 1897 and moved to Berlin in 1899 where he opened a lawyer's office with his brother, Theodor Liebknecht. Liebknecht married Julia Paradies on May 8 1900; the couple had two sons.
Kawanoe - city has an estimated population of 37,612 and the density of 543.13 persons per km˛. The total area is 69.25 km˛. The city was founded on November 1, 1954. External Links Official website in Japanese.
Kamen - J-85 engine and wings from a Beechcraft Queen Air. The aircraft achieves speeds of over 320 km/h 1965 : Tomahawk A Sea Sprite derivate with stub wings and a pair of twin guns side-by-side under the nose. Was Kaman 's propossal for the US Army 's interim gunship helicopter between the AAFSS ( AH-56 ) and AAH ( AH-64 ) competitions. Lost against the Bell 209 AH-1 HueyCobra 1967 : The Sea Sprites are modified into twin turbine helicopters . 1969 : US Navy begins LAMPS ( Light Airborne Multipurpose System) development to obtain a on board helicopter for escort ships 1971 : SAVER The Stowable Aircrew Vehicle Escape Rotoseat is the first jet powered autogyro with telescoping rotor blades May 1973 : SH-2F Sea Sprite The LAMPS I enters US.
Venera - of the pair. 1VA (proto-Venera) - Flyby - launched February 4, 1961 : Failed to leave earth orbit Venera 1 - Flyby - launched February 12, 1961 : Communications lost enroute to Venus Venera 2 - Flyby - launched November 12, 1965 : Communications lost just before arival Venera 3 - Atmospheric Probe - launched November 16, 1965 : Communications lost just before atmospheric entry Venera 4 - Atmospheric Probe - launched June 12, 1967 : Arrived October 18, 1967 and was the first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January.
Kenyan hotel bombing - Kenyan hotel bombing On November 28, 2002, the Kenyan hotel bombing terrorist attack took place. Three suicide bombers detonated themselves at a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, killing 13 other people, including three Israeli tourists who have been presumed to be the targets of the attack. At the same time two anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Arkia Boeing 757 airliner, which only narrowly missed. The two attacks are suspected to be connected, and it is suspected that al-Qaeda may be involved in the attacks. 12 people were detained in connection with the hotel bombing, including six Pakistanis and four Somalis, as well as an American and her Spanish husband, both of whom were later released. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for this attack on the Jehad.net website, which since had.
Kefallinia - is well equipped to handle them. Most tourists stay in or around Lassi, a serene resort a few kilometers from Argostoli. A spectacular view of the Ionian Sea can be seen from west of Skála to north of Fiskárdo. Most of Eastern half of Paliki is an exception. Forestry and Fishing Forestry is very rare on the island, however production is one of the highest in Ionian, but fewer than Elia in the Peloponnese. Forest fires were common during the 1990s and the early 2000s, they are handled safely by the island's fire service. Fishing is very common throughout the waters within and around the island. The harbors of Argostoli and Lixouri are the main fishing centres on the island. Overfishing can be a problem in Kefallinia, and the Ionian at.
Keith Sweat - commodities market in the New York Stock Exchange. He sang at nightclubs until he was discovered in 1987. On November 25, 1987, Sweat released his debut album Make It Last Forever, the biggest hit from this album was I Want Her (#1 R&B/#5 Pop), and the title track from the album was hit #3 on the R&B charts. Make It Last Forever (album) sold three million copies. He continued to chart fairly well on the charts. His sophomore album I'll Give All My Love To You hit #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, and Keep It Comin' debuted in the Top 20 of the album chart. In 1992, Sweat discovered the group Silk and they released their debut album Lose Control. It hit #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The.
Kellie Waymire - Kellie Waymire (July 27, 1967 - November 13, 2003) was an American actress best known for her role on Star Trek: Enterprise as Crewman Elizabeth Cutler. Waymire was born in Columbus, Ohio. She also appeared in the short-lived series Wolf Lake (2001) and The Pitts (2003) and in guest roles on Star Trek: Voyager, Six Feet Under, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NYPD Blue and Friends. Waymire attended Southern Methodist University majoring in theater and later earned a Masters degree from University of California, San Diego in 1993. She died in Los Angeles, California at age 35 of unspecified causes..
KGB - the main Soviet external security and intelligence agency, as well as the main secret police agency from March 13, 1954 to November 6, 1991. The KGB's domain was roughly that of the American CIA and the counterintelligence division of the FBI. In March of 1953, Lavrenty Beria united the MVD and MGB into one body, the MVD. Within a year, Beria was executed and the MVD was split up. The reformed MVD retained its internal security functions while the new KGB took on external security functions. The KGB was subordinated to the Council of Ministers. On July 5, 1978 the KGB was renamed the "KGB of the USSR" with the KGB Chairman given a seat on the council. The KGB was dissolved due to the participation of its chief, Colonel General.
Kiev - in 1240, it subsequently passed under the rule of Lithuania (1362), Poland (1569), a short-lived Ukrainian Cossack state (1648), and Russia (1654-1667). On September 19, 1941 during World War II as part of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany occupied Kiev. On September 29 and 30 at Babi Yar, near Kiev, SS Einsatzgruppen carried out the mass murder of 33,771 Jews. The city remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Soviet Red Army on November 6, 1943. After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, Kiev in 1991 became the capital of independent Ukraine. The church of Hagia Sophia in Kiev, begun in 1037, was designed to emulate the splendor of Byzantine churches, reflecting the reception of Christianity from the Byzantine Empire..
Kishi Nobusuke - Kishi Nobusuke (岸 信介 November 13,1896 - August 7,1987) was a Japanese politician and the 56th and 57th Prime Minister from February 25,1957 to June 12,1958 and from June 12,1958 to July 19,1960. He was born in Tokyo. He was minister under the government of Tojo Hideki. He was jailed at the beginning of the American occupation of Japan after WWII. Later, he was Prime Minister of Japan between 25 February 1957 and 19 July 1960. In 1959, he visited Buenos Aires (Argentina) Sato Eisaku is his younger brother. Preceded by: Ishibashi Tanzan Prime ministers of Japan Succeeded by: Ikeda Hayato.
Kid Gavilan - Gerardo Gonzalez (January 6, 1926 - February 13, 2003), better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former boxer and world welterweight champion from Cuba. He was a native of the city of Camaguey. Gavilan was managed by Yamil Chade, a half Lebanese, half Cuban manager who also directed the careers of Wilfredo Gomez, Wilfredo Benitez, Carlos De Leon and Felix Trinidad among others. Gavilan started as a professional boxer on the evening of June 5, 1943, when he beat Antonio Diaz by a decision in four rounds in Havana. His first ten bouts were in Havana, and then he had one in Cienfuegos, but soon he returned to Havana for three more wins. After 14 bouts, he left Cuba for his first fight abroad, and he beat.
Knoxville, Tennessee - is also the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus (UTK). The university's sports teams, called the "Volunteers" or "Vols", are extremely popular in the surrounding area. In fact, the area code comprising Knoxville and nearby Oak Ridge is 865 (VOL). During the American Civil War, the Battle of Campbell Station was fought here on November 16, 1863. In that battle Confederate troops led by General James Longstreet unsuccessfully attacked Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside. The next day the two week long Siege of Knoxville began when Longstreet placed Knoxville under siege. The siege failed and Longstreet returned with his men to General Robert E. Lee. Knoxville hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Knoxville is also the home of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, thanks partly to the popularity.
Konstantin Chernenko - the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from April 11, 1984, until his death. Born in Bolshaya Tes, Novoselsky Raion, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia. Joined Komsomol in 1926 and the Communist Party in 1931. After a brief stint in the Frontier Guard he was career politician. After work in the regions he was called to Moscow in 1960 and promoted under the aegis of Leonid Brezhnev, becoming a candidate member of the Central Committee in 1966 and a full member in 1971. He joined the Politburo in October 1977, becoming a full member in November 1978. Following the death of Brezhnev in 1982 Chernenko lost the power-struggle and nominated Yuri Andropov as General Secretary. Andropov died in February 1984 after less than 15 months in office. Chernenko was elected to replace him despite.
Kovalam - Kovalam Kovalam is a beach resort around 13 kilometers outside Trivandrum, near the southern tip of India. It was among the most prominent tourist spots in India during the hippy era. It still has a high status among tourists (mostly European) even though the glory days are very much over. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport (VOTV). Regular buses ply to Kovalam from the City Bus Stand at East Fort. The tourist season is from November to March..
