- 1937 13 Dec The Japanese army commits the 'rape of Nanjing', one of the worst atrocities its invasion of China.
- 1939 13 Dec The Royal Navy attacks the German battleship 'Graf Spee' in the first major naval battle of the war.
- 2003 13 Dec Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is captured by US forces near Tikrit in Iraq.
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