Today in History: US Supreme court rules race separation on buses in Alabama unconstitutional

The following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 13:

1903 – Camille Pissarro, prolific painter of the French Impressionist era, died.

1913 – The first modern elasticated brassiere was patented in the United States by Mary Phelps Jacob.

1945 – General Charles de Gaulle was elected president of the French Provisional Government.

1956 - US Supreme court rules race separation on buses in Alabama unconstitutional.

1970 – Hafez al-Assad seized power in Syria in a bloodless military coup.

1985 – Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, killing an estimated 25,000 people.

1998 – Lawyers for U.S. President Bill Clinton and Paula Jones settled her four-year-old sexual harassment lawsuit with an agreement that he would pay her $850,000 but make no apology.

2000 – Philippine President Joseph Estrada was impeached on corruption charges.

2001 – Afghan opposition fighters captured Kabul.

2002 – China’s Communist Party Congress, ending months of speculation, confirmed Jiang Zemin would step down as party chief and make way for a new generation of leaders.

2003 – Two weeks after receiving the designation of oldest person in the world, Mitoyo Kawate died in Hiroshima, Japan, at the age of 114.

2015 – Co-ordinated attacks in Paris targeting a stadium, concert venue and other sites kill 130 people.

(Reuters)