How Many Days Until December 13?

This day in history: December 13

1. 1960

   With Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt to install Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the throne.

2. 1981

   Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law.

3. 1989

   The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

4. 1991

   Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.

5. 2011

   A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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