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Haruna was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston, she was a battlecruiser of the Kongō class, among the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Named after Mount Haruna, she was laid down in 1912 and commissioned in 1915. Beginning in 1926, she was rebuilt as a battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power. In 1933, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed was increased, and she was equipped with launch catapults for floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet, Haruna was reclassified as a fast battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Haruna transported Japanese troops to mainland China. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore. Haruna fought in almost every major naval action of the Pacific Theater, including the Battle of Midway, the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In 1945, Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38. (Full article...)

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The International Court of Justice rules that the promontory at the Preah Vihear Temple is part of Cambodia and that Thai forces must withdraw.
In motorcycling, Marc Márquez (pictured) wins the MotoGP world championship.
Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2013, kills more than 2,300 people and causes extensive damage across the Philippines.
The European Central Bank cuts its bank rate to a record low of 0.25%.
A court in Bangladesh sentences 152 people to death for their part in the Bangladesh Rifles revolt.
The Congolese army defeats the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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November 14: World Diabetes Day; Children's Day in India

1910 – Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performed the first takeoff from a ship (pictured), flying from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in Hampton Roads, Virginia, US.
1940 – Second World War: Coventry Cathedral and much of the city centre of Coventry, England, were destroyed by the German Luftwaffe during the Coventry Blitz.
1984 – Cesar Climaco, mayor of Zamboanga City, the Philippines, was assassinated by an unknown gunman.
2003 – Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian object 90377 Sedna.
2010 – Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season to become the youngest Formula One champion ever.

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The Befreiungshalle is a historical classical monument upon Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim, Germany. Ordered by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in commemoration of his victories against Napoleon, the monument was constructed between 1842 and 1863.

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