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1970 : A tidal-wave ravaged Bangladesh


On November 13, 1970, a tidal wave caused by Bhola cyclone, with winds to 150km/h, devastated the delta of the Gange in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 500,000 people were killed in an instant. A million livestock were killed and rice fields were devastated. The population had not received any warning. The slow response of the central government to the disaster led, a year later, to the secession of East Pakistan as an independent state, Bangladesh.

1982 : Dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial


On November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a monument to American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War, was dedicated. The memorial is a black granite wall inscribed with the names of the 57,939 soldiers killed during the conflict. It was designed by Maya Lin, then a student in architecture at Yale University. Today it is visited annually by 3 million people.

1985 : Eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia


On November 13, 1985, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted and melted the glacier located at its top. Lahars, mudflows of water, ice and rocks, were formed and run down the valleys surrounding the volcano. The town of Armero was destroyed. 23,000 people were killed. While the disaster had been predicted by scientists, poor administrative and communications prevented the evacuation of the population.

1990 : Aramoana Massacre


On November 13, 1990, after an argument with a neighbor, a man took a gun and sot him, then killed his family and many others in the small town of Aramoana, New Zealand. 13 people were killed. The gunman was killed by the police.

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Helen Mack, Attrice americana (1913)
Robert Sterling, Attore americano (1917)
Garry Marshall, Regista, attore, sceneggiatore, produttore americano (1934)
Jean Seberg, Attrice americana (1938)
Joe Mantegna, Regista, attore, sceneggiatore, produttore americano (1947)
Chris Noth, Attore americano (1954)
Whoopi Goldberg, Attrice americana (1955)
Stephen Baxter, Scrittore inglese (1957)
Juhi Chawla, Attrice indiana (1967)
Steve Zahn, Attore americano (1967)
Gerard Butler, Attore americano (1969)
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Monique Coleman, Attrice americana (1980)
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Dana Vollmer, Nuotatrice americana (1987)

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Thierry Le Luron, Comico francese (1986)
Edwige Feuillère, Attrice francese (1998)
Valerie Hobson, Attrice inglese (1998)
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