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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775" title="1775">1775</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">Patriot forces</a> captured Montreal without significant opposition as part of the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Quebec_(1775)" title="Invasion of Quebec (1775)">Invasion of Quebec</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Tunnel" title="Holland Tunnel">Holland Tunnel</a></b> <i>(eastbound trip shown)</i> opened, connecting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a> under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a> – South Korean boxer <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Duk-koo" title="Kim Duk-koo">Kim Duk-koo</a></b> suffered fatal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury" title="Traumatic brain injury">brain injuries</a> during a match with American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mancini" title="Ray Mancini">Ray Mancini</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley">Las Vegas</a>, leading to significant rule changes in the sport.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" title="High Court of Australia">High Court of Australia</a> ruled in <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_v_The_Queen" title="Dietrich v The Queen">Dietrich v The Queen</a></b></i> that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks" title="November 2015 Paris attacks">Coordinated terrorist attacks</a></b> in Paris perpetrated by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" title="Islamic State">Islamic State</a> killed 130 people and injured 413 others.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachino_Rossini" title="Gioachino Rossini">Gioachino Rossini</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1868); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bence" title="Amelia Bence">Amelia Bence</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1914); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yella_Hertzka" title="Yella Hertzka">Yella Hertzka</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1948); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-%C3%89mile_L%C3%A9ger" title="Paul-Émile Léger">Paul-Émile Léger</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1991)</p>