What has happened in history on the 13nth of June?

Answer 1

Here are some events that have happened on 13 June:

13 June 1967: Moscow calls for UN action against Israel

The United Nations Security Council rejected Soviet demands for an immediate vote on a resolution condemning Israel's aggression in the six-day war.

13 June 1978: Israeli troops leave southern Lebanon

Israeli troops completed their withdrawal from southern Lebanon handing over many of their positions to the right-wing Christian movement they had been backing.

13 June 1981: Shots fired at Queen Elizabeth II

A youth was arrested after firing an imitation firearm at Queen Elizabeth II.

Marcus Serjeant pointed a pistol directly at the Queen as she turned down Horseguards' Parade for the start of the Trooping the Colour ceremony. He fired six blank cartridges before being overcome by a Guardsman and police.

13 June 1991: Yeltsin wins first free Russian elections

Boris Yeltsin celebrated victory as Russia's first popularly-elected president.

The 60-year-old reformer and leader of the group Democratic Russia inflicted a heavy defeat on the Communist Party which had ruled the country since the 1917 Revolution.

13 June 1996: Guernsey votes to legalise abortion

Guernsey voted to legalise abortion, overturning a ban which dates back to 1910.

As the law stood, women found guilty of having an abortion on the Channel Island faced life imprisonment.

13 June 2005: Michael Jackson cleared of abuse

Pop star Michael Jackson was found not guilty of all charges at the end of his four-month-long child abuse trial. The singer had strenuously denied molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo.