On This Day — July 13

🕰️ Notable Events on July 13

• 2016 — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon tapes" to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break-in. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John McCarthy(Dartmouth College), Marvin Minsky(MIT), Claude Shannon (Bell Labs), and Nathaniel Rochester (IBM) assemble the first coordinated research meeting on the topic of "Artificial Intelligence" at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. USA.
• 1941 — World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak). Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — The Hollywood Sign is dedicated in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland," but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight. Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1854 — In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1794 — The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. Wikipedia ↗
• 1787 — The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1643 — English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller. Wikipedia ↗
• 1573 — Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. Wikipedia ↗
• 1558 — Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1260 — The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Wikipedia ↗
• 1249 — Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. Wikipedia ↗
• 1174 — William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. Wikipedia ↗
• Babylon's siege of Jerusalem ends following the destruction of Solomon's Temple. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 13

• 1995 — Cody Bellinger, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Daniel Bentley, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kieran Foran, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Eduardo Salvio, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Justin Chua, Filipino basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Charis Giannopoulos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes, Brazilian-Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Colton Haynes, American actor, model and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Raúl Spank, German high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Trell Kimmons, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ida Maria, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kristof Beyens, Belgian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Marco Pomante, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Simon Clist, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dominic Isaacs, South African footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Nick Kenny, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ágnes Kovács, Hungarian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mirco Lorenzetto, Italian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Daniel Díaz, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Lucinda Ruh, Swiss figure skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Chris Horn, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mariada Pieridi, Cypriot singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Justin Edwards, English actor and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mark Neeld, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Andrei Tivontchik, German pole vaulter and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Brad Godden, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Ken Jeong, American actor, comedian, and physician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan political scientist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Richard Marles, Australian lawyer and politician, 50th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Mark McGowan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Western Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gerald Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Natalia Luis-Bassa, Venezuelan-English conductor and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Matthew Fox, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Eileen Ivers, American fiddler Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Colin van der Voort, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Charlie Hides, American drag queen and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Paul Thorn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Neal Foulds, English snooker player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tom Kenny, American voice actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Rhonda Vincent, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tahira Asif, Pakistani politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Anders Jarryd, Swedish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Khalid Mahmood, Pakistani-English engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Robert Abraham, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ian Hislop, Welsh-English journalist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Curtis Rouse, American football player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Richard Leman, English field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Thierry Boutsen, Belgian race car driver and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Cameron Crowe, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Michael Spinks, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Mark Mendoza, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ray Bright, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Louise Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Rob Bishop, American educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Didi Conn, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese commander and politician, 12th President of the Republic of China Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bob Kauffman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Eric Freeman, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Erno Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Chris Serle, English journalist and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Harrison Ford, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Grahame Corling, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Robert Forster, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ehud Manor, Israeli songwriter and translator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jacques Perrin, French actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Patrick Stewart, English actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Ghillean Prance, English botanist and ecologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Albert Ayler, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Earl Lovelace, Trinidadian journalist, author, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and academic (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Gordon Lee, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Wole Soyinka, Nigerian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — David Storey, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Hubert Reeves, Canadian-French astrophysicist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Frank Ramsey, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Sam Greenlee, American author and poet (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Sofia Muratova, Russian gymnast (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Sven Davidson, Swedish-American tennis player (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of the European Parliament (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Ian Reed, Australian discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — T. Loren Christianson, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Thomas Clark, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Suzanne Zimmerman, American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Johnny Gilbert, American game show host and announcer Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ashley Bryan, American children's book writer & illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Leslie Brooks, American actress (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Anker Jørgensen, Danish trade union leader and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Hau Pei-tsun, 13th Premier of the Republic of China Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Kaoru Ishikawa, Japanese author and educator (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Dave Garroway, American journalist and television personality (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Kay Linaker, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Lien Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Loren Pope, American journalist and author (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Dorothy Round, English tennis player (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Tim Spencer, American country & western singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Eric Portman, English actor (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Julius Schreck, German commander (d. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter and educator (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Sidney Blackmer, American actor (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American discus and javelin thrower (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Emma Asson, Estonian educator and politician (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Stan Coveleski, American baseball player (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Robert Henry Mathews, Australian linguist and missionary (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel and businessman (d. 1912) Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — Margaret Murray, British archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — Stewart Culin, American ethnographer and author (d. 1929) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (d. 1889) Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 1877) Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — John Clare, English poet and author (d. 1864) Wikipedia ↗
• 1770 — Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (d. 1837) Wikipedia ↗
• 1760 — István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (d. 1829) Wikipedia ↗
• 1756 — Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist (d. 1827) Wikipedia ↗
• 1745 — Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral (d. 1818) Wikipedia ↗
• 1608 — Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657) Wikipedia ↗
• 1607 — Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and illustrator (d. 1677) Wikipedia ↗
• 1606 — Roland Fréart de Chambray (d. 1676) Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Pope Clement X (d. 1676) Wikipedia ↗
• 1579 — Arthur Dee, English physician and chemist (d. 1651) Wikipedia ↗
• 1527 — John Dee, English-Welsh mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1609) Wikipedia ↗
• 1478 — Giulio d'Este, illegitimate son of Italian noble (d. 1561) Wikipedia ↗
• 1470 — Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici, Catholic cardinal (d. 1528) Wikipedia ↗
• 1426 — Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick (d. 1492) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 13 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 13

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