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In 1821, The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.
October 13 in History
1821 — The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed
October 13 spans 41 recorded events across recorded history, from 54 to 2019. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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54 – 2019
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The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is the document by which Mexico declared independence from the Spanish Empire. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.
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This founding document of the Mexican nation was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City on 28 September 1821, by Juan José Espinosa de los Monteros, secretary of the Provisional Governmental Board. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.
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In 1821, The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
Did you know
In 1821, The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
54
Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances.
He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
409
1269
The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
Church in London, England
1307
Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
Catholic military order, 1118 to 1312
1332
Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
Emperor of Yuan dynasty in 1332
1399
Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.
King of England from 1399 to 1413
1644
A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
Part of the Torstenson War
1710
Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
Part of Queen Anne's War
1775
The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
American navy of the Revolutionary War period (1775–1785)
1792
In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
Residence and workplace of the US president
1793
French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
Part of the War of the First Coalition
1812
War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces.
War of 1812 battle
1843
In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
International Jewish service organization
1881
First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
Process of making Hebrew a lingua franca in Israel
1885
The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Public university in Atlanta, Georgia, US
1892
Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
Periodic comet
1903
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
First modern Major League Baseball championship
1908
Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
British suffragette (born 1879)
1911
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
British prince, son of Queen Victoria (1850–1942)
1915
First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
1915 engagement on the Western Front of World War I
1917
The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
Purported miracle in 1917
1921
Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
1921 peace treaty
1943
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
Italian military officer (1871–1956)
1944
World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
Soviet offensive against Nazi Germany during World War II
1946
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
Referendum on the adoption of the French Fourth Republic constitution; passed
1962
The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph.
Forty-six people die.
1972
Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
1972 plane crash in Moscow, Russia
1972
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains.
Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
1972
The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted.
Japanese prefectural flag
1976
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr.
F. A. Murphy.
1976
A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
Principal airline of Bolivia
1977
Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
1977 aircraft hijacking
1983
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
American wireless services company; subsidiary of AT&T
1990
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
President of Lebanon from 2016 to 2022
1993
At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.
Earthquakes in Eastern Papua New Guinea
2010
The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
Cave-in and miner rescue in Atacama Region, Chile
2013
A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
Human crush in Pradesh, India
2016
The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
Island country in South Asia
2019
Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
Kenyan long-distance runner