On This Day — June 13

🕰️ Notable Events on 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Ağca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death. Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack. Wikipedia ↗
• 1805 — Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1774 — Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves. Wikipedia ↗
• 1740 — Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1525 — Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns. Wikipedia ↗
• 1514 — Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1381 — The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace. Wikipedia ↗
• 313 — The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 13

• 2000 — Penny Oleksiak, Canadian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Emily Fanning, New Zealand tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Laura Ucrós, Colombian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Simona Senoner, Italian ski jumper (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Denis Ten, Kazakhstani figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Semi Radradra, Fijian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Will Claye, American jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ryan Mason, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — James McCann, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Nicole Riner, Swiss tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ben Barba, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — James Calado, English racing driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ryan McDonagh, American ice hockey defenseman Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Daniel Mortimer, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Andreas Samaris, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Tommy Searle, English motocross racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Hassan Whiteside, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Erica Wiebe, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Gabe Carimi, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Cody Walker, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marko Grgić, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Keisuke Honda, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jonathan Lucroy, American baseball catcher Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ashley Olsen, American child actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Mary-Kate Olsen, American child actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — DJ Snake, French DJ and record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Lea Verou, Greek computer scientist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Silvio Bankert, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Pedro Strop, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nery Castillo, Mexican-Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kaori Icho, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Antje Möldner-Schmidt, German runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Steve Novak, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jason Spezza, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Rachel Taylor, Welsh rugby union player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Krzysztof Bosak, Polish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Nate Jones, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jess Manafort, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Chris Evans, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Blake Judd, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — David Madden, founder and executive director of both the National History Bee and the National History Bowl who was a 19-day champion on Jeopardy!. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Florent Malouda, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Diego Mendieta, Paraguayan footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jamario Moon, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Juan Carlos Navarro, Spanish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Darius Vassell, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Markus Winkelhock, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Esther Anderson, Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Nila Håkedal, Norwegian volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Miguel Pate, American long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ryan Pickett, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ethan Embry, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Romain Mesnil, French pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Earthwind Moreland, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kym Marsh, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ante Covic, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jeff Davis, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jennifer Nicole Lee, American model, actress, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jaan Pehk, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Riccardo Scimeca, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Valeri Bure, Russian-American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Sam Adams, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Tanner Foust, American race car driver and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mattias Hellberg, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Stuart Karppinen, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ville Laihiala, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Natalie MacMaster, Canadian fiddler Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Marek Jerzy Minakowski, Polish philosopher, historian, genealogist Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Nóra Köves, Hungarian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Rivers Cuomo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Spanish actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Virginie Despentes, French author, screenwriter, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Laura Kightlinger, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian shot putter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Søren Rasted, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Fabio Baldato, Italian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Peter DeBoer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Darren Dreger, Canadian sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — David Gray, English-Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tim Leveque, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Denise Pearson, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Marcel Theroux, Ugandan-English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Taşkın Aksoy, German-Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Henry Bond, English photographer and curator Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Naoki Hattori, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Infanta Cristina Federica of Spain Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vassilis Karapialis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Lukas Ligeti, Austrian-American drummer and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Maninder Singh, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Christian Wilhelm Berger, Romanian organist, composer, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kathy Burke, English actress, director, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bettina Bunge, Swiss-German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Sarah Connolly, English soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Audrey Niffenegger, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Davey Hamilton, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Glenn Michibata, Canadian-American tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ally Sheedy, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Hannah Storm, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Anders Järryd, Swedish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jacques Rougeau, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Boyko Borissov, Bulgarian footballer and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Bulgaria Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Maurice G. Dantec, French-born Canadian science fiction writer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Steve Georganas, Australian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ron Areshenkoff, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Roy Cooper, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of North Carolina Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bruce Flowers, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Andrzej Morozowski, Polish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Dicky Thompson, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Blair Chapman, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Sal Paolantonio, American lieutenant and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Alan Hansen, Scottish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Leah Ward Sears, German-American lawyer and jurist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tim Allen, American actor, comedian, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jean-Marie Dedecker, Belgian martial artist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Howard Leese, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Richard Thomas, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nick Brown, English politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Gerd Zewe, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ann Druyan, American popular science writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Dennis Locorriere, American singer and musician (Dr. Hook) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ulla Schmidt, German educator and politician, German Federal Minister of Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player and scout (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Joe Roth, American director and producer, co-founded Morgan Creek Productions Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepalese politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Nepal Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Paul L. Modrich, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Gabriel of Komana, Belgian-Dutch archbishop (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Whitley Strieber, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Christine Beasley, English nursing administrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — David Curry, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Ban Ki-moon, South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Harry Collins, English sociologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Malcolm McDowell, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jim Guy Tucker, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Arkansas Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Yiannis Boutaris, Greek businessman and politician, Mayor of Thessaloniki Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and activist (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Marcel Lachemann, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Serge Lemoyne, Canadian painter (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Marv Tarplin, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bobby Freeman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Dallas Long, American shot putter and physician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Eleanor Holmes Norton, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Erich Ribbeck, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Andreas Whittam Smith, English journalist and publisher, co-founded The Independent Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Christo, Bulgarian-French sculptor and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jeanne-Claude, Moroccan sculptor and painter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Samak Sundaravej, Thai politician, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Bill Blakeley, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Lucjan Brychczy, Polish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Manuel Clouthier, Mexican businessman and politician (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — James Anthony Griffin, American bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Uriel Jones, American drummer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Leonard Kleinrock, American computer scientist and engineer Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on June 13 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on June 13

🏀 Sports

• MLB: Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals — 00:10
• MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins — 00:10
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38
• WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Seattle Storm — 02:00
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Athletics — 02:05
• MLB: Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants — 02:15