Talk:May 13

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May 13: Rotuma Day in Fiji.

• 1717 - Maria Theresa was born.
• 1848 - Maamme, the national anthem of Finland, was performed for the first time.
• 1888 - Isabel the Redeemer (pictured) signed the Lei Áurea into law, formally abolishing slavery in Brazil.
• 1917 - Our Lady of Fatima: Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto witnessed their first Marian apparition near Fátima, Portugal.
• 1969 - The May 13 Incident: Chinese-Malay race riots left at least 184 people dead in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• 1981 - Mehmet Ali Ağca shot and critically wounded Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City.

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