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Famous Pioneer Born on 2/13
Born under Aquarius (♒ Aquarius), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Aquarius Pioneer
The Thinker
The Thinker is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Musée Rodin.
Auguste Rodin (Bronze sculpture)
Historical Milestone of 2/13
On this day in history (2/13), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Federal agents began to issue indictments against county-level supervisors in Mississippi after Operation Pretense exposed massive corruption in the state's local governments.
A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 counties in New York. There are equivalent agencies in other states.
Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.
The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, from the bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January until the American-led liberation of Kuwait on 28 February.
Jaden_Ivey Born
Jaden Edward Dhananjay Ivey is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers. Ivey has also played for the U.S. national under-19 team and the Detroit Pistons who drafted him in 2022. Ivey is the son of Niele Ivey, the coach for the Notre Dame women's basketball team.
「Jaden Edward Dhananjay Ivey is an American professional basketball player who last pl...」
—— Jaden_Ivey
Sophia_Lillis Born
Sophia Lillis is an American actress. She gained prominence for her roles as Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019) and as a teenager with telekinesis in the Netflix drama series I Am Not Okay with This (2020).
「Sophia Lillis is an American actress. She gained prominence for her roles as Beverly ...」
—— Sophia_Lillis
Raúl_Asencio_(footballer,_born_2003) Born
Raúl Asencio del Rosario is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid.
「Raúl Asencio del Rosario is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-b...」
—— Raúl_Asencio_(footballer,_born_2003)
Sergio_Mestre_(footballer) Born
Sergio Mestre Sánchez is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla.
「Sergio Mestre Sánchez is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for R...」
—— Sergio_Mestre_(footballer)
A terrorist bombing at a bakery popular among foreigners in Pune, India, killed 17 people and injured 60 others.
On 13 February 2010 at approximately 19:15 Indian Standard Time, a bomb exploded at a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune, Maharashtra. The blast killed 18 people, including an Italian woman, two Sudanese students and two Iranian students, and injured at least 60 more.
The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.
Vega was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Designed to carry payloads between 300 and 2,500 kilograms into low Earth and polar orbits, Vega served primarily scientific and Earth observation missions.
Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favor after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favor had been due to advocating reform.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial.
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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