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13 Aban 1379
Friday 13 Aban 1379 in the Persian calendar is Friday, 3 November 2000, and 6 Sha'ban 1421 in the Islamic calendar.
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This day in four calendars
- Persian13 Aban 1379
- Gregorian3 November 2000
- Islamic6 Sha'ban 1421
- Imperial13 Aban 2559
- Day of the year229 of 366
- Left in the year137 days
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Occasions on 13 Aban 1379
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On this day: November 3
Events
- 1838 (188 years ago) The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
- 1903 (123 years ago) With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
- 1930 (96 years ago) Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
- 1982 (44 years ago) The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 150–2000 people.
- 1986 (40 years ago) Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
- 1997 (29 years ago) The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.
- 2014 (12 years ago) One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
- 2020 (6 years ago) The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.
Births
- 39 (1987 years ago) Lucan, Roman poet (died 65)
- 1604 (422 years ago) Osman II, Ottoman sultan (died 1622)
- 1618 (408 years ago) Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (died 1707)
- 1852 (174 years ago) Emperor Meiji of Japan,
- 1882 (144 years ago) Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer (died 1956)
- 1901 (125 years ago) André Malraux, French historian, theorist, and author (died 1976)
- 1933 (93 years ago) Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1945 (81 years ago) Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager (died 2021)
Deaths
- 361 (1665 years ago) Constantius II, Roman emperor (born 317)
- 1793 (233 years ago) Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and activist (born 1748)
- 1954 (72 years ago) Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (born 1869)
- 1957 (69 years ago) Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (born 1897)
- 1996 (30 years ago) Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921)
- 2010 (16 years ago) Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)
- 2024 (2 years ago) Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933)
- 2025 (a year ago) Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (born 1941)