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July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 171 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
- 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
- 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.
- 1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- 1490 – John of Kastav finishes a cycle of frescoes in the Holy Trinity Church in Hrastovlje (now southwestern Slovenia).
- 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.
- 1573 – Eighty Years' War: the Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
- 1794 – The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
- 1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
- 1830 – The 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.
- 1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
- 1863 – New York City draft riots: in New York, New York, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
- 1878 – Treaty of Berlin: the European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1905 – The verdict in the six-month long Smarthavicharam trial of Kuriyedath Thathri is pronounced, leading to the excommunication of 65 men of various castes.
- 1919 – The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
- 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.
- 1941 – World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak), the first in Axis-controlled countries.
- 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.
- 1973 – Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon tapes" to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in.
- 1977 – Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ethiopian-Somali War.
- 1977 – New York, New York, amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
- 1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London, England, United Kingdom and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as other venues such as Sydney, Australia and Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
- 1985 – Vice President George Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
- 1990 – An earthquake with its epicenter 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).
- 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.
- 2011 – Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
Births
- 1527 – John Dee, English mathematician and scientist (d. 1609)
- 1579 – Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)
- 1590 – Pope Clement X (d. 1676)
- 1607 – Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian-English etcher (d. 1677)
- 1608 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)
- 1745 – Robert Calder, English navy admiral (d. 1818)
- 1760 – István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovene priest and writer (d. 1829)
- 1770 – Alexander Balashov, Russian general (d. 1837)
- 1776 – Caroline of Baden (d. 1841)
- 1793 – John Clare, English poet (d. 1864)
- 1798 – Alexandra Feodorovna, German-Russian wife of Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1860)
- 1821 – Nathan Bedford Forrest, American army officer (d. 1877)
- 1841 – Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (d. 1918)
- 1858 – Stewart Culin, American ethnographer and author (d. 1929)
- 1859 – Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, English economist, co-founded the London School of Economics (d. 1947)
- 1864 – John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman, investor, and writer, victim of the Titanic sinking (d. 1912)
- 1876 – William Michaels, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1934)
- 1889 – Louise Mountbatten, German wife of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (d. 1965)
- 1894 – Isaak Babel, Soviet writer (d. 1940)
- 1895 – Sidney Blackmer, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1896 – Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (d. 1992)
- 1898 – Julius Schreck, German SS commander (d. 1936)
- 1900 – George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969)
- 1901 – Eric Portman, English actor (d. 1969)
- 1903 – Kenneth Clark, English historian (d. 1983)
- 1905 – Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino military leader (d. 1990)
- 1910 – Loren Pope, American writer (d. 2008)
- 1913 – Dave Garroway, American journalist (d. 1982)
- 1913 – Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (d. 2012)
- 1918 – Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)
- 1918 – Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator
- 1920 – William C. Friday, American academic (d. 2012)
- 1920 – Bill Towers, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1921 – Git Gay, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007)
- 1921 – Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (d. 1999)
- 1921 – Friedrich Peter, Austrian politician (d. 2005)
- 1922 – Leslie Brooks, American actress (d. 2011)
- 1922 – Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1922 – Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
- 1924 – Carlo Bergonzi, Italian tenor
- 1924 – Michel Constantin, French actor (d. 2003)
- 1924 – Johnny Gilbert, American game show host and announcer
- 1927 – Simone Veil, French politician
- 1928 – Tommaso Buscetta, Italian mobster (d. 2000)
- 1928 – Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1928 – Sven Davidson, Swedish tennis player (d. 2008)
- 1928 – Leroy Vinnegar, American bassist (d. 1999)
- 1929 – Sofia Muratova, Soviet gymnast (d. 2006)
- 1930 – Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
- 1931 – Frank Ramsey, American basketball player and coach
- 1932 – Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist
- 1933 – Patsy Byrne, English actress
- 1934 – Gordon Lee, English footballer and manager
- 1934 – Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1934 – Aleksei Yeliseyev, Soviet astronaut
- 1935 – Jack Kemp, American football player and politician (d. 2009)
- 1935 – Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist
- 1936 – Albert Ayler, American saxophonist, singer, and composer (d. 1970)
- 1940 – Patrick Stewart, English actor
- 1941 – Robert Forster, American actor
- 1941 – Ehud Manor, Israeli songwriter and translator (d. 2005)
- 1941 – Jacques Perrin, French actor and director
- 1942 – Harrison Ford, American actor
- 1942 – Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds)
- 1944 – Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube
- 1946 – Cheech Marin, American actor
- 1948 – Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter
- 1948 – Tony Kornheiser, American sportscaster
- 1948 – Daphne Maxwell Reid, American actress
- 1950 – George Nelson, American astronaut
- 1950 – Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician
- 1951 – Rob Bishop, American politician
- 1951 – Didi Conn, American actress
- 1953 – Gil Birmingham, American actor
- 1953 – Mila Mulroney, Yugoslavian-Canadian wife of Brian Mulroney
- 1954 – Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1954 – Rick Chartraw, American ice hockey player
- 1954 – Louise Mandrell, American singer
- 1954 – David Thompson, American basketball player
- 1956 – Claude Giroux, Canadian wrestler
- 1956 – Michael Spinks, American boxer
- 1956 – Frank Dux, American martial artist and choreographer
- 1957 – Thierry Boutsen, Belgian race car driver
- 1957 – Cameron Crowe, American director
- 1957 – Jane Hamilton, American novelist
- 1957 – Phil Margera, American television personality
- 1959 – Richard Leman, English field hockey player
- 1960 – Robert Abraham, American football player
- 1960 – Ian Hislop, English writer and editor
- 1961 – Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
- 1961 – Tim Watson, Australian footballer
- 1962 – Tom Kenny, American comedian and actor
- 1962 – Rhonda Vincent, American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1963 – Neal Foulds, English snooker player
- 1963 – Kenneth Johnson, American actor
- 1963 – Spud Webb, American basketball player
- 1964 – Paul Thorn, American singer-songwriter
- 1965 – Lesli Kay, American actress
- 1965 – Eileen Ivers, Irish-American fiddler (Cherish the Ladies)
- 1966 – Gil Birmingham, American actor
- 1966 – Gerald Levert, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (LeVert and LSG) (d. 2006)
- 1966 – Natalia Luis-Bassa, Venezuelan conductor
- 1967 – Dean Barnett, American columnist (d. 2008)
- 1967 – Benny Benassi, Italian DJ and producer (Benassi Bros.)
- 1968 – Robert Gant, American actor
- 1968 – Christian Taylor, English screenwriter
- 1969 – Barney Greenway, English singer-songwriter (Napalm Death and Benediction)
- 1969 – Ken Jeong, American actor
- 1969 – Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-Greek weightlifter
- 1969 – Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan politician
- 1970 – Barry Pinches, English snooker player
- 1972 – Sean Waltman, American wrestler
- 1973 – Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi, Saudi Arabian terrorist
- 1973 – Ariel Zárate, Argentine footballer
- 1974 – Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1974 – Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
- 1975 – Danni Boatwright, American model and sportscaster, Miss Kansas USA 1996
- 1975 – Mariada Pieridi, Greek singer-songwriter
- 1976 – Al Santos, American model, actor, and producer
- 1976 – Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977 – Chris Horn, American football player
- 1977 – Ashley Scott, American actress
- 1978 – Eva Jinek, Dutch-American journalist
- 1978 – Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
- 1978 – Kate More, American porn actress
- 1978 – Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player
- 1978 – Ryan Reaves, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 – Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
- 1979 – Jonathan Goulet, Canadian mixed martial artist
- 1979 – Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player
- 1979 – Daniel Díaz, Argentine footballer
- 1979 – Lucinda Ruh, Swiss figure skater
- 1979 – Fernando Salazar, Mexican footballer
- 1980 – Corey Clark, American singer
- 1980 – Karolina Gruszka, Polish actress
- 1980 – Becky O'Donohue, American actress
- 1980 – Jessie O'Donohue, American actress
- 1980 – Master Saleem, Indian singer
- 1981 – Ágnes Kovács, Hungarian swimmer
- 1981 – Fran Kranz, American actor
- 1981 – Mirco Lorenzetto, Italian cyclist
- 1981 – Ineta Radēviča, Latvian athlete
- 1982 – Brooke Ballentyne, American porn actress
- 1982 – Christopher Bauman, American wrestler (d. 2005)
- 1982 – Aya Cash, American actress
- 1982 – Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
- 1982 – Simon Clist, English footballer
- 1982 – Dominic Isaacs, South African footballer
- 1982 – Nick Kenny, Australian rugby player
- 1982 – Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1982 – Samia Smith, English actress
- 1982 – Joost van den Broek, Dutch keyboard player (After Forever, Sun Caged, and Star One)
- 1983 – Kristof Beyens, Belgian sprinter
- 1983 – Marco Pomante, Italian footballer
- 1983 – Carmen Villalobos, Colombian actress and dancer
- 1983 – Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdler
- 1984 – Scott Gerbacia, American actor
- 1984 – Ida Maria, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1984 – Urvashi Sharma, Indian actress and model
- 1985 – Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
- 1986 – Pierrick Lilliu, French singer-songwriter
- 1987 – Neil Denis, Canadian actor
- 1988 – Tulisa Contostavlos, English singer-songwriter and actress (N-Dubz)
- 1988 – Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes, Brazilian footballer
- 1988 – Colton Haynes, American actor and model
- 1988 – Steven R. McQueen, American actor
- 1988 – He Pingping, Chinese world's shortest man (d. 2010)
- 1989 – Charis Giannopoulos, Greek basketball player
- 1989 – Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume and Ecomoni)
- 1990 – Ross Little, English actor
- 1990 – Eduardo Salvio, Argentine footballer
- 1990 – Matt Weinberg, American actor
- 1991 – Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha, Thai actress and model
- 1992 – Dylan Patton, American actor
- 1992 – Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer
- 1994 – Ridge Canipe, American actor
- 1994 – Hayley Erin, American actress
- 1994 – Jolean Wejbe, American actress
- 1997 – Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist
Deaths
- 574 – Pope John III
- 678 – Aisha, Muslim wife of the Prophet Muhammad (b. 612)
- 939 – Pope Leo VII
- 1024 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 973)
- 1189 – Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (b. 1156)
- 1205 – Hubert Walter, English Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1160)
- 1357 – Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian jurist (b. 1313)
- 1399 – Peter Parler, German architect, designed St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge (b. 1330)
- 1402 – Jianwen Emperor of China (b. 1377)
- 1551 – John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1490)
- 1621 – Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (b. 1559)
- 1626 – Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)
- 1628 – Robert Shirley, English adventurer (b. 1581)
- 1629 – Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Swedish physician and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1683 – Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, English statesman (b. 1631)
- 1693 – Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms, Dutch lieutenant-general (b. 1636)
- 1705 – Titus Oates, English Protestant conspirator, fabricated the Popish Plot (b. 1649)
- 1755 – Edward Braddock, English general (b. 1695)
- 1760 – Conrad Weiser, German-American interpreter and diplomat (b. 1696)
- 1761 – Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)
- 1762 – James Bradley, English astronomer (b. 1693)
- 1789 – Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist (b. 1715)
- 1793 – Jean-Paul Marat, French physician, theorist, and scientist (b. 1743)
- 1807 – Henry Benedict Stuart, Italy cardinal (b. 1725)
- 1882 – Johnny Ringo, American outlaw (b. 1850)
- 1889 – Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (b. 1830)
- 1890 – John C. Frémont, American army officer, explorer, and politician (b. 1813)
- 1896 – Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German chemist (b. 1829)
- 1907 – Henrik Sillem, Dutch sports shooter (b. 1866)
- 1921 – Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist and inventor, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
- 1922 – Martin Dies, Sr., American politician (b. 1870)
- 1937 – Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French politician and polo player (b. 1869)
- 1945 – Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, scriptwriter, and producer (b. 1879)
- 1946 – Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (b. 1864)
- 1951 – Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer (b. 1874)
- 1954 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (b. 1907)
- 1955 – Ruth Ellis, English murderer (b. 1926)
- 1960 – Joy Gresham, American writer (b. 1915)
- 1965 – Photios Kontoglou, Greek writer and painter (b. 1895)
- 1967 – Tom Simpson, English cyclist (b. 1937)
- 1967 – Tommy Lucchese, Italian-American mobster (b. 1899)
- 1973 – Willy Fritsch, German actor (b. 1901)
- 1974 – Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1976 – Frederick Hawksworth, English engineer (b. 1884)
- 1976 – Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (b. 1915)
- 1979 – Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1913)
- 1980 – Seretse Khama, Botswana statesman, 1st President of Botswana (b. 1921)
- 1983 – Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author (b. 1909)
- 1993 – Davey Allison, American race car driver (b. 1961)
- 1995 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (b. 1920)
- 1996 – Pandro S. Berman, American film producer (b. 1905)
- 1997 – Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968)
- 1999 – Konstantinos Kollias, Greek general and politician (b. 1901)
- 2002 – Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-Armenian photographer (b. 1908)
- 2003 – Compay Segundo, Cuban guitarist, singer, and composer (b. 1907)
- 2004 – Arthur Kane, American bass player (New York Dolls) (b. 1949)
- 2004 – Carlos Kleiber, Austrian conductor (b. 1930)
- 2006 – Michael Busselle, English photographer and writer (b. 1935)
- 2006 – Red Buttons, American comedian and actor (b. 1919)
- 2007 – Michael Reardon, American mountain climber (b. 1965)
- 2008 – Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician (b. 1932)
- 2010 – Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist (b. 1931)
- 2010 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman (b. 1930)
- 2011 – Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)
- 2012 – Shlomo Bentin, Israeli neuropsychologist (b. 1946)
- 2012 – Polde Bibič, Slovenian actor and writer (b. 1933)
- 2012 – Warren Jabali, American basketball player (b. 1946)
- 2012 – Jerzy Kulej, Polish boxer and politician (b. 1940)
- 2012 – Ginny Tyler, American voice actress and singer (b. 1925)
- 2012 – Sage Stallone, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1976)
- 2012 – Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (b. 1934)
Holidays and observances
- Christian Feast Day:
- Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Bahá'í calendar. (Bahá'í Faith)
- Statehood Day (Montenegro)
- The last day of Naadam (Mongolia)
- National Day of Remembrance for Dolphy (2012) in the Philippines
External links
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