December 13

December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 16 days remaining.

Events:

• 1642 -- [Abel Janszoon Tasman]? discoveres New Zealand
• 1981 -- General [Wojciech Jaruzelski]? declares the state of the [martial law]? in Poland

Births:

• 1797 -- [Heinrich Heine]?, German poet

Deaths:

Holidays and Observances:

• [Saint Lucy]?'s day

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