Historical Events for 13th November 2022

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1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London
1902 - "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is first published in one volume (previously serialized) by William Blackwood in Edinburgh
1906 - C. W. Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland, in record cricket innings by an Australian
1951 - Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)
1952 - False fingernails 1st sold
1968 - Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP
1979 - British newspaper "The Times" resumes publishing after 1 year
1993 - Pakistani minister of Foreign affairs Faruk Leghari elected president
2001 - US President George W. Bush orders that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve be filled to capacity over the next few years
2014 - Indian cricket batsman Rohit Sharma sets new world ODI record of 264 runs off 173 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata

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