Historical timeline for November 13

A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.

Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.

A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.

Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.

War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.

Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.

As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number,

Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.

Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66.

In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.

China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 crashes on approach to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Ürümqi, China, killing 12 people.

The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.

The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR.

In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day.

Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father.

The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.

Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.

Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 18) leads to significant changes in the sport.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

Bhola cyclone: A 240 km/h (150 mph) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night.