September 13: First day of Ramadan ( Islam, 2007) and Rosh Hashanah ( Judaism, 2007).
- 533 – Belisarius and his legions defeated Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage, and began the "Reconquest of the West" under Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
- 1814 – War of 1812: The bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore inspired Francis Scott Key to write " The Star-Spangled Banner," which later became the national anthem of the United States.
- 1956 – IBM unveiled the 305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control), the first commercial computer that used magnetic disk storage.
- 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive item was stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating hundreds of people.
- 1993 – After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured with U.S. President Bill Clinton) formally signed the Oslo Peace Accords.
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September 13: First day of Ramadan ( Islam, 2007) and Rosh Hashanah ( Judaism, 2007).
- 533 – Belisarius and his legions defeated Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage, and began the "Reconquest of the West" under Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
- 1814 – War of 1812: The bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore inspired Francis Scott Key to write " The Star-Spangled Banner," which later became the national anthem of the United States.
- 1956 – IBM unveiled the 305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control), the first commercial computer that used magnetic disk storage.
- 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive item was stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating hundreds of people.
- 1993 – After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured with U.S. President Bill Clinton) formally signed the Oslo Peace Accords.
More events on this day... Recent days: September 12 – September 11 – September 10
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