Talk:December 13
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December 13: Republic Day in Malta (1974), St. Lucia Day.
- 1545 - Counter-Reformation: The Council of Trent, an ecumenical council convoked by Pope Paul III (pictured) in response to the growth of Protestantism, opened in Trento, Italy.
- 1862 - American Civil War: Union forces under Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside were decisively defeated in the Battle of Fredericksburg.
- 1981 - Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law in Poland, suspended Solidarity and imprisoned many union leaders.
- 2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was found hiding in a spider hole during Operation Red Dawn and captured.
Recent days: December 12 – December 11 – December 10
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Birthday of Donald Duck
[edit] December 12, 2005
"2005 - Stanley Williams, Convicted murderer and Crips cofounder-turned-peace activist (b. 1953)" As December 13 2005 hasn't even started yet, it might be in better taste to wait a few more hours before adding Mr. Williams to this page. Vary 04:53, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
I do not think Williams' execution is any more significant that any of the other 1000s of state executions that take place in the world. I think it should not be listed as an event. List him among the deaths. Kingturtle 18:34, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Inconsistency
2005 - Stanley Williams (Stanley Tookie Williams III), Founder of the Crips street gang, convicted murderer and anti-gang activist (executed) (b. 1953)
Has a little POV to it, none of the other entries list the cause of death
- 2001 - Chuck Schuldiner, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (Death) (b. 1967)
- 2002 - Zal Yanofsky, American guitarist and singer (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. 1945)
- 2003 - William V. Roth, Jr., U.S. Senator (b. 1921)
mulder416 20:41, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
This appears to be some sort of inside joke, but I couldn't find the actual text on the list of deaths. "2006- Dan Paris, English testicle fondler of Chris Mills (b.[1991])" Anyone who knows Wikipedia a little better will probably want to delete that.
