On this day: 13 November

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

Events

• 1809 – A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809. Read more: Ras Al Khaimah Persian Gulf campaign of 1809
• 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River. Read more: Holland Tunnel Manhattan Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1940 – Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Read more: Walt Disney Fantasia (1940 film) Stereophonic sound
• 1945 – FC Dynamo Moscow opened their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the attendance record for a British club football match. Read more: FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow's 1945 tour of the United Kingdom Chelsea F.C.
• 1992 – The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented. Read more: High Court of Australia Dietrich v The Queen

Born on this day

• 1941 – Eberhard Diepgen, German lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Berlin Read more: Eberhard Diepgen List of mayors of Berlin
• 1941 – David Green, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Hobby Lobby Read more: David Green (entrepreneur) Hobby Lobby
• 1952 – Merrick Garland, American jurist, 86th United States Attorney General Read more: Merrick Garland United States Attorney General
• 1954 – Scott McNealy, American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems Read more: Scott McNealy Sun Microsystems
• 1967 – Juhi Chawla, Indian actress, singer, and producer, Miss India 1984 Read more: Juhi Chawla Femina Miss India
• 1995 – Oliver Stummvoll, Austrian model Read more: Oliver Stummvoll
• 1995 – Lucy Fallon, English actress Read more: Lucy Fallon
• 1999 – Brett Baty, American baseball player Read more: Brett Baty
• 1999 – Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver Read more: Lando Norris
• 2000 – Sydney Agudong, American actress and singer Read more: Sydney Agudong
• 2002 – Emma Raducanu, British tennis player Read more: Emma Raducanu
• 2002 – Giovanni Reyna, American soccer player Read more: Gio Reyna

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / November 13 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.