On This Day November 13th
OTD
November 13th is the 317th day of the year in the Gregorian
calendar; 48 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
1002 – English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all
Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.
1715 – Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriff Muir:
The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although
the action is inconclusive.
1841 – James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal
magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he
eventually calls hypnotism.
1887 – Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
1918 – World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the
capital of the Ottoman Empire.
1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first
Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
1940 – Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first
released at New York's Broadway Theatre on the first night of a roadshow.
1956 – The United States Supreme Court declared Alabama laws
requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott.
1985 – The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a
glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia,
killing approximately 23,000 people.
2012 – A total solar eclipse occurs in Australia and the
South Pacific.
354 – Augustine of Hippo, Roman bishop and theologian (d.
430)
1715 – Dorothea Erxleben, German first female medical doctor
(d. 1762)
1814 – Joseph Hooker, American general (d. 1879)
1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and
essayist (d. 1894)
1881 – Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman (d. 1907)
1911 – Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (d.
2006)
1924 – Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (d.
1994)
1941 – David Green, American businessman and philanthropist,
founded Hobby Lobby
1946 – Ray Wylie Hubbard, American country singer-songwriter
and guitarist
1963 – Vinny Testaverde, American football player
1979 – Metta Sandiford-Artest, an American basketball player
Fasching
Fasching originated in the German cities of Mainz and Speyer
during the early 13th Century. By 1234, the festival had already become
established in Cologne. In the past, Fasching was often characterized by
extravagant and frivolous traditions, including handing the city's keys to a
council of fools. Activities involved noisy parades, plays, masked balls,
satirical plays, and excessive or impertinent behavior. As a result of the
Protestant Reformation in Europe during the 16th Century, most of these
elaborate traditions died down.
However, Fasching's
fun nature has been restored recently, as it is marked by spectacular parades
and parties worldwide. The women’s carnival is the first day of the street
carnivals, known as ‘Weiberfastnacht.’ Today, women parade the streets in
costumes and engage in harmless but mischievous behavior, such as cutting off
men’s ties to leave only the knot. This is followed by an apologetic peck on
their cheek. Rose Monday is another festival day, where a four-mile parade is
held, with members of local carnival clubs dressing up as witches, clowns, or
wizards. People line the streets to watch the procession and participate in the
fun.
The height of the
Fasching celebrations is called Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday. In Germany, the
day is celebrated on a small scale. Still, in other parts of the world, the day
is spent spectacularly as people attend and participate in parades in cities
such as Venice, Rio de Janeiro, and New Orleans. On Ash Wednesday, the festival
ends, and the 40-day fasting season begins.
Angola Independence Day
Metal Day
National Education Day
National Indiana Day
National Origami Day
National Saddle Hunting Day
Pocky Day
Puerto Princesa Underground River Day
Saint Martin’s Day
Singles Day
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