- 1787 13 May The 'First Fleet' carrying convicts sets sail for Australia, where it will set up the first penal colony.
- 1830 13 May Simon Bolivar, the 'Liberator', who won independence for much of South America from Spain, dies.
- 1943 13 May The Allies secure victory in North Africa with the surrender of 250,000 German and Italian troops.
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