Historical
events that took place on the 13th of July
1837: Queen
Victoria became the 1st monarch to live in the present Buckingham Palace
1882: Over
40 people were killed after a train derailed near Tcherny, Russia
1908: The
4th modern Olympic Games opened in London
1930: The
1st ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay
1970: The
construction of the Amsterdam metro began
1977: New York City experienced a
25 hour black-out
1982: 5
people were killed in a train crash in Belgium
1997: 77
people were killed after an Indonesian ferry sank
2011: Studies
by researchers revealed that antiretroviral drugs prescribed to treat AIDS can
also prevent HIV infections
2013: Australian
authorities rescued 88 people and 9 were feared dead after a boat carrying
asylum seekers capsized north of Christmas Island.
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