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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1692" title="1692">1692</a> – Members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacDonald_of_Glencoe" title="Clan MacDonald of Glencoe">Clan MacDonald of Glencoe</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" title="Scottish Highlands">Scottish Highlands</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe" title="Massacre of Glencoe">were massacred</a></b>, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England" title="William III of England">William III</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England" title="Mary II of England">Mary II</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1867" title="1867">1867</a> – Work began on the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covering_of_the_Senne" title="Covering of the Senne">covering of the Senne</a></b>, burying the polluted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senne_(river)" title="Senne (river)">main river of Brussels</a> to allow for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_renewal" title="Urban renewal">urban renewal</a> in the centre of the city.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> began <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II" title="Bombing of Dresden in World War II">a strategic bombing</a></b> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden" title="Dresden">Dresden</a>, Germany, resulting in a lethal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestorm" title="Firestorm">firestorm</a> that killed tens of thousands of civilians.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970" title="1970">1970</a> – The English rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> released <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath_(album)" title="Black Sabbath (album)">their eponymous debut album</a></b>, which is generally accepted as the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> album.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a> – The first <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a></b> rocket was launched by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_II_of_Hungary" title="Béla II of Hungary">Béla II of Hungary</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1141); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarojini_Naidu" title="Sarojini Naidu">Sarojini Naidu</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1879); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2002)</p>