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📅 Sep 13, 533
Belisarius Defeats the Vandals at Ad Decimum
On September 13, 533, Belisarius defeated the Vandals at Ad Decimum and went on to retake North Africa for the empire.
⛳Tunisia
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📅 Sep 13, 1501
Michelangelo Begins Work on the David
On September 13, 1501, Michelangelo began work on the David, carving a marble block others had abandoned since 1464.
⛳Italy
📖Culture
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📅 Sep 13, 1759
The British Win the Plains of Abraham Outside Quebec
On September 13, 1759, Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec; both generals died of their wounds.
⛳Canada
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📅 Sep 13, 1848
Phineas Gage Survives an Iron Rod Through the Head
On September 13, 1848, an iron rod was driven through Phineas Gage's skull; he survived and became neurology's most cited case.
🔖Medical Discoveries 🔖Medicine
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📅 Sep 13, 1971
State Police Retake Attica Prison
On September 13, 1971, police retook Attica prison in New York, killing 39 people, all of them by police gunfire.
📖Law & Justice