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Look at what happened on this day 13 September in history. From various achievements and milestones throughout human history to groundbreaking inventions and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Here is a look at some of the most notable events that happened on this day
ON THIS DAY: 13 SEPTEMBER
1976 | On 16 June 1976, the government appointed the Cillié Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto Uprisings, which held its first public session in Johannesburg on this day.
1993 | After signing the Oslo Accords, which granted the Palestinians some degree of autonomy, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands with Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat at the White House.
1997 | Thirty-three people were killed in an air collision near Namibia when a German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and an American Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collided.
2001 | After the September 11 attacks, civilian flights resumed in the United States.
2007 | A $100 million fine and exclusion from the constructors’ championship standings were imposed when the McLaren F1 team was found guilty of having the Ferrari team’s private information.
BIRTHDAYS
1955 | American guitarist and composer, Joe Morris.
1970 | English actress, Louise Lombard.
1975 | Israeli footballer, Idan Tal.
1976 | South African actress, Linda Sokhulu.
1992 | South African rapper, Rouge.
DEATHS
2009 | American actor, Paul Burke, 83.
2013 | Nigerian politician, 15th Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, 65.
2017 | American politician, and senator of New Mexico, Pete Domenici, 85.
1997 | Egyptian-French actor, singer, and dancer, Georges Guétary, 82.
2012 | American composer and author, William Duckworth, 69.
SPORTS
2023 | In the World Cup Qualifiers match, Bolivia thumped 3-0 by Argentina at Estadio Hernando Siles. Bolvia’s Fernandez received a red card.
ENTERTAINMENT
2019 | On this day, Eddie Money died of esophageal cancer at 70.
AFRICA FACT
With 14.7 million tonnes annually, Egypt is the world’s 12th-biggest fruit producer and the largest in Africa.