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Events in 1992 and 13-7

Events in the world in the birth year of Tobi Robert Pearce

• Yugoslav Federation broken up (Jan. 15). US recognizes three former Yugoslav republics (April 7). UN expels Serbian-dominated Yugoslavia (Sept. 22).
• Bush and Yeltsin proclaim a formal end to the Cold War (Feb. 1).
• US lifts trade sanctions against China (Feb. 21).
• General Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, convicted in US court (April 9) and sentenced to 40 years on drug charges (July 10).
• Russian Parliament approves START treaty (Nov. 4).
• US forces leave Philippines, ending nearly a century of American military presence (Nov. 24).
• Czechoslovak Parliament approves separation into two nations (Nov. 25). Background: Czech Republic and Slovakia
• UN approves US-led force to guard food for Somalia (Dec. 3).
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed (Dec. 17).

Birthday Tobi Robert Pearce (13-7) in history

• Day 13-7 year 1793: Royalist Charlotte Corday stabbed French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat to death in a bathtub.
• Day 13-7 year 1863: The draft riots, protesting unfair conscription in the Civil War, began in New York City.
• Day 13-7 year 1865: P. T. Barnum's American Museum, which had featured Tom Thumb and the original Siamese twins Chang and Eng, was destroyed by fire.
• Day 13-7 year 1930: The first World Cup soccer competition began in Montevideo, Uruguay.
• Day 13-7 year 1943: The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history—involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft—ended in German defeat.
• Day 13-7 year 1977: A 25-hour blackout hit New York City, engendering widespread rioting and looting.
• Day 13-7 year 2003: Iraq's interim governing council was inaugurated.