On this day: 13 December

Selected events and births on 13 December, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1294 – Saint Celestine V resigned the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. Read more: Pope Celestine V Papal renunciation Pope
• 1769 – Dartmouth College (campus pictured) was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire. Read more: Dartmouth College Royal charter Hanover, New Hampshire
• 1928 – An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York. Read more: An American in Paris Jazz George Gershwin
• 1981 – Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law. Read more: Wojciech Jaruzelski Martial law in Poland
• 2013 – Beyoncé released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year. Read more: Beyoncé Beyoncé (album)
• 2019 – Jo Swinson steps down as Leader of the Liberal Democrats after losing her seat in the 2019 general election making her tenure the shortest in the party's history. Read more: Jo Swinson Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2019 United Kingdom general election

Born on this day

• 1964 – Krišjānis Kariņš, American-Latvian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Latvia Read more: Krišjānis Kariņš Prime Minister of Latvia
• 1984 – Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Finnish freestyle swimmer Read more: Hanna-Maria Seppälä Freestyle swimming
• 1993 – Danielle Collins, American tennis player Read more: Danielle Collins
• 1993 – Jamal Fogarty, Australian rugby league player Read more: Jamal Fogarty
• 1995 – Emma Corrin, English actor Read more: Emma Corrin
• 1996 – Gleyber Torres, Venezuelan baseball player Read more: Gleyber Torres
• 1998 – Ian Seymour, American baseball pitcher Read more: Ian Seymour
• 1999 – Marina Bassols Ribera, Spanish tennis player Read more: Marina Bassols Ribera
• 2000 – Simona Waltert, Swiss tennis player Read more: Simona Waltert
• 2001 – Jayden Goodwin, Australian cricketer Read more: Jayden Goodwin
• 2002 – Brock Bowers, American football player Read more: Brock Bowers
• 2009 – Maddox Batson, American singer and songwriter Read more: Maddox Batson

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