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TODAY IN HISTORY

March 13

Friday, March 13, 2026

Day 71 of 2026 | Week 11 | 288 days until Christmas 🎅

📅 10 events happened on this day throughout history. From internet milestones to world-changing moments.

1
2020

President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.

2
2020

Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.

3
2020

Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.

4
2016

The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.

5
2016

Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.

6
2013

The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.

7
2012

The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.

8
2003

An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.

9
1997

The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.

10
1996

The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.

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