May 13: Yom HaZikaron in Israel (2024) Aftermath of the Enschede explosion 1909 – The inaugural edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner. 1958 – US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela. 2000 – An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage. 2008 – Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, India, killing 80 people and injuring more than 200 others. Maria Theresa (b. 1717)John Littlejohn (d. 1836)Alicja Iwańska (b. 1918)Gary Cooper (d. 1961) More anniversaries: May 12 May 13 May 14 Archive By email List of days of the year About