THIS DAY IN #HISTORY 13/02

This day in #history 13/02
FEBRUARY 13TH

1976 –  Gen Murtala R Muhammed was killed alongside his ADC and Col Ibrahim Taiwo

1976 – General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup

1566 – St Augustine, Florida founded

1668 – Treaty of Lisbon : Spain recognizes
Portugal

1689 – British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights

1920 – League of Nations recognizes perpetual
neutrality of Switzerland

1920 – Switzerland rejoins the League of Nations

1980 – Apollo Computer Inc incorporated

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1835 – Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , Founder of the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ( d. 1908 )

1933 – Paul Biya, president of Cameroon ( 1982- )

1997 – Michael Jackson Jr, son of Michael
Jackson

FAMOUS DEATHS

1976 –  Gen Murtala R Muhammed was killed alongside his ADC and Col Ibrahim Taiwo

1976 – General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup

A picture of the car he was in  when assassinated (below)

1995 – Abdelhafid Said, Algerian student leader,
murdered