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Today is Saturday, June 13

On This Day in History — June 13

  • 2015 — A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.
  • 2012 — A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
  • 2010 — A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
  • 2007 — The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
  • 2002 — The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
  • 2000 — President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

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Notable Births on June 13

  • 2000 — Penny Oleksiak, Canadian swimmer
  • 1995 — Emily Fanning, New Zealand tennis player
  • 1995 — Laura Ucrós, Colombian tennis player
  • 1993 — Simona Senoner, Italian ski jumper (d. 2011)
  • 1993 — Denis Ten, Kazakhstani figure skater
  • 1992 — Semi Radradra, Fijian rugby league player

Notable Deaths on June 13

  • 2015 — Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1917)
  • 2015 — Sergio Renán, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
  • 2015 — Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1940)
  • 2014 — Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (b. 1933)
  • 2014 — Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
  • 2014 — Jim Keays, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)

Sports on June 13

  • MLB: Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals Scheduled
  • MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins Scheduled
  • MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Angels Scheduled
  • WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Seattle Storm Scheduled
  • MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Athletics Scheduled
  • MLB: Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants Scheduled

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Tomorrow is Sunday, June 14

On This Day in History — June 14

  • 2017 — London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves at least 80 people dead and another 74 injured.
  • 2014 — A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.
  • 2002 — Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
  • 1994 — The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
  • 1986 — The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at Galaxyland.
  • 1982 — Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.

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Notable Births on June 14

  • 1993 — Gurinder Sandhu, Australian cricketer
  • 1992 — Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1991 — Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer
  • 1990 — Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1990 — Stephen McLaughlin, Irish footballer
  • 1989 — Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter

Notable Deaths on June 14

  • 2016 — Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (b. 1928)
  • 2016 — Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1919)
  • 2015 — Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (b. 1940)
  • 2015 — Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (b. 1926)
  • 2015 — Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (b. 1924)
  • 2014 — Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (b. 1920)

Sports on June 14

  • WNBA: Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces Scheduled
  • NBA: TBD @ TBD Scheduled
  • WNBA: Dallas Wings @ Portland Fire Scheduled
  • WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury Scheduled
  • MLB: Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants Scheduled
  • MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Athletics Scheduled

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About Tomorrow