Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 13
December 13: Republic Day in Malta (1974)
- 1545 - The Council of Trent, one of the most important ecumenical councils of the Roman Catholic Church, opened in Trento, Italy.
- 1937 - Nanjing Massacre: The Imperial Japanese Army began several months of looting, raping and killing in Nanjing, China.
- 1996 - Kofi Annan was selected as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- 2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured near his home town of Tikrit during Operation Red Dawn.
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