Tomorrow is Monday, July 13, 2026
Everything happening on July 13, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About July 13
July 13, 2026 falls on a Monday, week 29 of 2026. It is day 194 of the year, with 171 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 3 national days and fun holidays on July 13, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on July 13
On This Day in History — July 13
- 2016 — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
- 2013 — Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
- 2011 — Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
- 2011 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
- 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...
- 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.
Notable Births on July 13
Notable Deaths on July 13
- 2017 — Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (b. 1955)
- 2015 — Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (b. 1979)
- 2015 — Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (b. 1927)
- 2014 — Thomas Berger, American author and playwright (b. 1924)
- 2014 — Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (b. 1919)
- 2014 — Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)