What happened on July 13? There are more than 230 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About July 13
July 13 is the 195th day of the year 2024. There are 171 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 28th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Morris, Oklahoma 74445 sunrise will occur at 06:17 AM and sunset will occur at 08:41 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Cancer. The modern birthstone for this month is Ruby while the mystical birthstone is Ruby.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 200 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For July 13
- 1174William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
- 1260The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- 1558Battle of Gravelines: in France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
- 1573Eighty Years’ War: the Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
- 1643English 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.
- 1787The 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.
- 1793Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
- 1794The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
- 1814The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
- 1830The General Assembly’s Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.
- 1854In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
- 1863New York 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.
- 1878Treaty of Berlin: the European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman empire.
- 1905The verdict in the six-month long Smarthavicharam trial of Kuriyedath Thathri is pronounced, leading to the excommunication of 65 men of various castes.
- 1919The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
- 1923The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.
- 1941World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis Powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak), the first in Axis-controlled countries.
- 1962In 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.
- 1973Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the “Nixon tapes” to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in.
- 1977New York City, amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences a blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
- 1985The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Sydney and Moscow.
- 1985Vice President George H.W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
- 1990An earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan results in the greatest number of fatalities in a mountaineering accident in High Asian mountains when an avalanche kills 43 climbers in Camp I on Pik Lenina (Lenin Peak).
- 2003French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Ingrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
- 2008War in Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attack NATO troops near the village of Wanat in the Waygal district in Afghanistan’s far eastern province of Nuristan.
- 2011Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
Who Were Born On July 13?
- 1527John Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)
- 1579Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)
- 1590Pope Clement X (d. 1676)
- 1607Václav Hollar, Bohemian-born English etcher (d. 1677)
- 1608Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)
- 1745Robert Calder, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1818)
- 1770Alexander Balashov, Russian general (d. 1837)
- 1776Caroline of Baden, consort of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1841)
- 1793John Clare, English poet (d. 1864)
- 1798Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia), German-born consort of Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1860)
- 1821Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate cavalry officer (d. 1877)
- 1841Otto Wagner, Austrian architect (d. 1918)
- 1858Stewart Culin, American ethnographer (d. 1929)
- 1859Sidney Webb, British socialist (d. 1947)
- 1864John Jacob Astor IV, American entrepreneur (d. 1912)
- 1889Louise Mountbatten, German-born consort of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (d. 1965)
- 1894Isaac Babel, Soviet writer (d. 1940)
- 1895Sidney Blackmer, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1896Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (d. 1992)
- 1898Julius Schreck, German Nazi party official (d. 1936)
- 1900George Lewis, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1969)
- 1901Eric Portman, English stage and film actor (d. 1969)
- 1903Kenneth Clark, English art historian (d. 1983)
- 1905Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino military leader (d. 1990)
- 1910Loren Pope, American writer (d. 2008)
- 1913Dave Garroway, American television host (d. 1982)
- 1913Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish shipping magnate
- 1918Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)
- 1920Bill Towers, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1921Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (d. 1999)
- 1921Friedrich Peter, Austrian politician (d. 2005)
- 1921Git Gay, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007)
- 1922Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1922Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
- 1922Leslie Brooks, American actress (d. 2011)
- 1924Carlo Bergonzi, Italian tenor
- 1924Johnny Gilbert, American game show announcer
- 1924Michel Constantin, French film actor (d. 2003)
- 1927Simone Veil, French politician
- 1928Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1928Leroy Vinnegar, American jazz bassist (d. 1999)
- 1928Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (d. 2000)
- 1929Sofia Muratova, Soviet gymnast (d. 2006)
- 1930Naomi Shemer, Israeli songwriter (d. 2004)
- 1931Frank Ramsey, American basketball player
- 1932Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist
- 1933Patsy Byrne, English actress
- 1934Aleksei Yeliseyev, Soviet cosmonaut
- 1934Gordon Lee, English footballer and manager
- 1934Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate
- 1935Jack Kemp, American football player and politician (d. 2009)
- 1935Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist
- 1936Albert Ayler, American jazz saxophonist and singer (d. 1970)
- 1940Patrick Stewart, English actor
- 1941Ehud Manor, Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality (d. 2005)
- 1941Jacques Perrin, French actor and filmmaker
- 1941Robert Forster, American actor
- 1942Harrison Ford, American actor
- 1942Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds)
- 1944Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor
- 1946Cheech Marin, American actor
- 1948Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter
- 1948Daphne Maxwell Reid, American actress
- 1948Tony Kornheiser, American sports journalist
- 1950George Nelson, American astronaut
- 1950Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician and statesman
- 1951Didi Conn, American actress
- 1951Rob Bishop, American politician
- 1953Mila Mulroney, Yugoslavian-born former First Lady of Canada
- 1954David Thompson, American basketball player
- 1954Louise Mandrell, American country music singer
- 1954Rick Chartraw, American ice hockey player
- 1954Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer
- 1956Claude Giroux, Canadian midget wrestler
- 1956Frank Dux, American martial artist and fight choreographer
- 1956Michael Spinks, American boxer
- 1957Cameron Crowe, American film director
- 1957Phil Margera, American TV personality
- 1957Thierry Boutsen, Belgian racing driver
- 1959Richard Leman, English field hockey player
- 1960Ian Hislop, British writer and editor
- 1960Robert Abraham, American football player
- 1961Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
- 1961Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
- 1962Rhonda Vincent, American singer
- 1962Tom Kenny, American voice actor
- 1963Neal Foulds, English snooker player
- 1963Spud Webb, American basketball player
- 1965Lesli Kay, American actress
- 1966Gerald Levert, American R&B singer (d. 2006)
- 1966Gil Birmingham, American actor
- 1966Natalia Luis-Bassa, Venezuelan conductor
- 1967Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
- 1967Dean Barnett, American blogger (d. 2008)
- 1968Christian Taylor, British screenwriter
- 1968Robert Gant, American actor
- 1969Barney Greenway, British vocalist (Napalm Death)
- 1969Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
- 1969Ken Jeong, American actor
- 1969Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan politician and political scientist
- 1970Barry Pinches, English snooker player
- 1972Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler
- 1973Ariel Silvio Zárate, Argentine footballer
- 1974Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer
- 1974Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
- 1975Danni Boatwright, American model, sportscaster, and reality show contestant
- 1975Mariada Pieridi, Greek pop singer
- 1976Al Santos, American model and actor
- 1976Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977Ashley Scott, American actress
- 1978Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player
- 1978Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
- 1979Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
- 1979Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player
- 1979Lucinda Ruh, Swiss figure skater
- 1981Ágnes Kovács, Hungarian swimmer
- 1981Ineta Radēviča, Latvian athlete
- 1981Mirco Lorenzetto, Italian cyclist
- 1982Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)
- 1982Dominic Isaacs, South African footballer
- 1982Joost van den Broek, Dutch keyboard player (After Forever)
- 1982Nick Kenny, Australian Rugby League player
- 1982Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
- 1982Simon Clist, English footballer
- 1982Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1983Kristof Beyens, Belgian sprinter
- 1983Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdler
- 1983Marco Pomante, Italian footballer
- 1984Ida Maria, Norwegian singer
- 1985Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
- 1987Tulisa Contostavlos, British singer (N-Dubz)
- 1988Marcos Paulo, Brazilian footballer
- 1988Steven R. McQueen, American actor
- 1989Charalampos Giannopoulos, Greek basketball player
- 1989Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
- 1990Eduardo Salvio, Argentine footballer
- 1990Matt Weinberg, American actor
- 1992Dylan Patton, American actor
- 1992Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer
- 1994Hayley Erin, American actress
- 1994Ridge Canipe, American actor
- 1997Leo Howard, American actor
Who Died On July 13?
- 574Pope John III (birth year unknown)
- 678Aisha, wife of the Prophet Muhammad (birth year unknown)
- 939Pope Leo VII (birth year unknown)
- 1024Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 973)
- 1189Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, English-born daughter of Henry II of England and wife of Henry the Lion Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (b. 1156)
- 1205Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury and Justicier of England (b. c. 1160)
- 1357Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian jurist (b. 1313)
- 1399Peter Parler, German architect (b. 1330)
- 1402Jianwen Emperor of China (b. 1377)
- 1551John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1490)
- 1621Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (b. 1559)
- 1626Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)
- 1628Robert Shirley, English adventurer (b. 1581)
- 1629Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Swedish physician and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1645Tsar Michael of Russia (b. 1596)
- 1683Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, English statesman (b. 1631)
- 1693Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms, Dutch lieutenant-general (b. 1636)
- 1705Titus Oates, English Protestant conspirator (b. 1649)
- 1755Edward Braddock, British general (b. 1695)
- 1760Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania’s ambassador to the Native Americans (b. 1696)
- 1761Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)
- 1762James Bradley, English Astronomer Royal (b. 1693)
- 1789Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist (b. 1715)
- 1793Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (b. 1743)
- 1807Henry Benedict Stuart, Italy-born Jacobite claimant to the throne of England (b. 1725)
- 1882Johnny Ringo, American gunfighter (b. 1850)
- 1889Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (b. 1830)
- 1890John C. Frémont, American Army officer, explorer and presidential candidate (b. 1813)
- 1896Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German chemist (b. 1829)
- 1921Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourg scientist (b. 1845)
- 1922Martin Dies, Sr., American politician (b. 1870)
- 1946Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (b. 1864)
- 1951Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer (b. 1874)
- 1954Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (b. 1907)
- 1955Ruth Ellis, British murderer, last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom (b. 1926)
- 1960Joy Gresham, American writer (b. 1915)
- 1965Photios Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer (b. 1895)
- 1967Tom Simpson, British cyclist (b. 1937)
- 1967Tommy Lucchese, Sicilian-American mobster (b. 1899)
- 1973Willy Fritsch, German film actor (b. 1901)
- 1974Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1897)
- 1976Frederick Hawksworth, English GWR chief mechanical engineer (b. 1884)
- 1976Joachim Peiper, German military leader (SS) (b. 1915)
- 1979Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and graphic artist (b. 1913)
- 1980Seretse Khama, Botswana statesman, the first President of Botswana (b. 1921)
- 1983Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author (b. 1909)
- 1993Davey Allison, American race car driver (b. 1961)
- 1995Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish toy manufacturer (Lego Group) (b. 1920)
- 1996Pandro S. Berman, American film producer (b. 1905)
- 1997Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968)
- 1999Konstantinos Kollias, Greek Attorney General, Prime Minister of the military junta (b. 1901)
- 2002Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-born Armenian photographer (b. 1908)
- 2003Compay Segundo, Cuban trova guitarist and singer (b. 1907)
- 2004Arthur Kane, American bassist (New York Dolls) (b. 1949)
- 2004Carlos Kleiber, Austrian conductor (b. 1930)
- 2006Michael Busselle, English photographer and writer (b. 1935)
- 2006Red Buttons, American comedian (b. 1919)
- 2007Michael Reardon, American free climber (b. 1965)
- 2008Bronisław Geremek, Polish social historian and politician (b. 1932)
- 2010George Steinbrenner, American businessman and owner of the New York Yankees (b. 1930)
- 2010Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and part of R.D. Burman’s band (b. 1931)
- 2011Allan Jeans, Australian football player and coach (b. 1933)
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