After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed in detention.
ClockHorizon daily selection“Knowledge itself is power.”
Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
“Knowledge itself is power.”
One highlighted entry is from 2010: After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed in detention.
People listed for August 13 include Jaemin (2000), Lennon Stella (1999), and Dalma Gálfi (1998).
Observances listed for August 13 include Christian feast day: Benedetto Sinigardi, Christian feast day: Benildus Romançon, and Christian feast day: Blessed Gertrude of Aldenberg.
