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December 13th is remembered for the Nanking Massacre in 1937, when Japanese troops captured the Chinese city of Nanking and committed widespread atrocities against its residents.
The massacre resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians and has had lasting implications for Sino-Japanese relations and historical memory.
Additionally, December 13th marks the birthday of Emily Carr in 1871, the Canadian artist and writer known for her paintings of Indigenous cultures and landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Carr’s work has had a significant impact on Canadian art and cultural history.
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