- July 13
Events
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1174 -William I of Scotland , a key rebel in theRevolt of 1173-1174 , is captured atAlnwick by forces loyal to Henry II ofEngland .
*1558 - Battle of Gravelines: InFrance , Spanish forces led by CountLamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes atGravelines .
*1573 -Eighty Years' War : TheSiege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
*1643 -English Civil War :Battle of Roundway Down - InEngland ,Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester , commanding the Royalist forces, wins a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian SirWilliam Waller .
*1787 - TheContinental Congress enacts theNorthwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for theNorthwest Territory . It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion ofslavery .
*1794 -Battle of the Vosges between French forces and those ofPrussia andAustria
*1830 - The General Assembly's Institution, now theScottish Church College , one of the pioneering institutions that ushered theBengal Renaissance , is founded byAlexander Duff andRaja Ram Mohan Roy , inCalcutta ,India .
*1854 - In the Battle of Guaymas,Mexico , GeneralJose Maria Yanez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon.
*1863 -New York Draft Riots : InNew York City , opponents ofconscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst inUnited States history .
*1878 - Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of theBalkans .Serbia ,Montenegro andRomania become completely independent of theOttoman empire .
*1919 - The Britishairship R34 lands inNorfolk ,England , completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
*1923 - TheHollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills aboveHollywood ,Los Angeles . It originally reads "Hollywood"land" " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in1949 .
*1941 -World War II : Montenegrins start popular uprising against the Axis Powers ("Trinaestojulski ustanak").
*1973 -Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of theNixon tapes to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in.
*1985 - TheLive Aid benefit concert takes place inLondon and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such asSydney andMoscow .
* 1985 -United States Vice PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush became the Acting President for the day when PresidentRonald Reagan underwent surgery to remove polyps from his colon.Births
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100 BC -Julius Caesar , Roman military and political leader (d.44 BC ) (born eitherJuly 12 or July 13)
*40 AD -Gnaeus Julius Agricola , Roman Governor of Britain (d.93 AD )
*1527 - John Dee, English scientist (d.1609 )
*1579 -Arthur Dee , English physician (d.1651 )
*1590 -Pope Clement X (d.1676 )
*1607 -Václav Hollar , Bohemian-born artist (d.1677 )
*1608 -Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d.1657 )
*1745 -Robert Calder , British naval officer (d.1818 )
*1770 -Alexander Balashov , Russian general (d.1837 )
*1776 -Caroline of Baden , queen of Bavaria (d.1841 )
*1793 -John Clare , English poet (d.1864 )
*1798 -Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) , Tsarina of Russia (d.1860 )
*1821 -Nathan Bedford Forrest , American Confederate cavalry officer, and founder of the originalKu Klux Klan (d.1877 )
*1841 -Otto Wagner , Austrian architect (d.1918 )
*1858 -Stewart Culin , American ethnographer (d.1929 )
*1859 -Sidney Webb , British socialist (d.1947 )
*1864 -John Jacob Astor IV , American entrepreneur (d.1912 )
*1889 -Louise of Mountbatten , Queen of Sweden (d.1965 )
*1894 -Isaac Babel , Ukrainian writer (d.1940 )
*1895 -Sidney Blackmer , American actor (d.1973 )
*1896 -Mordecai Ardon , Israeli painter (d.1992 )
*1898 -Julius Schreck , member of the Nazi party (d.1936 )
*1900 - George Lewis, American musician (d.1969 )
*1901 -Eric Portman , English stage and film actor (d.1969 )
*1903 -Kenneth Clark , English art historian (d.1983 )
*1905 -Alfredo M. Santos , First Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, World War II hero (d.1990 )
*1913 -Dave Garroway , American television host (d.1982 )
* 1913 -Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller , Danish shipping magnate
*1918 -Alberto Ascari , Italian race car driver, and two-timeF1 world champion (d.1955 )
*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 poltitician (d.2005 )
*1922 -Ken Mosdell , Canadian ice hockey player (d.2006 )
* 1922 -Anker Jørgensen , Danish Prime Minister, Democratic Socialist
*1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian singer
* 1924 -Michel Constantin , French film actor (d.2003 )
*1927 -Simone Veil , French politician
*1928 -Tommaso Buscetta , Sicilian mafioso andpentito (d.2000 )
* 1928 -Bob Crane , American actor (d.1978 )
* 1928 -Leroy Vinnegar , American jazz bassist
*1929 -Sofia Muratova , Soviet gymnast (d.2006 )
*1931 - Frank Ramsey, American basketball player
*1932 -Hubert Reeves , Canadian astrophysicist
*1933 -Patsy Byrne , English actress
*1934 -Wole Soyinka , Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate
* 1934 -Aleksei Yeliseyev , Soviet cosmonaut
*1934 - Gordon Lee, English footballer and manager
*1935 -Jack Kemp , American football player and politician
*1936 -Albert Ayler , American musician (d.1970 )
*1940 -Patrick Stewart , English actor
*1941 -Robert Forster , American actor
* 1941 -Jacques Perrin , French actor and filmmaker
*1942 -Harrison Ford , American actor
* 1942 -Roger McGuinn , American musician (The Byrds )
*1944 -Ernő Rubik , Hungarian inventor
*1946 -Cheech Marin , American actor
*1948 -Catherine Breillat , French director and screenwriter
* 1948 -Tony Kornheiser , American sports journalist
* 1948 -Daphne Maxwell Reid , American actress
*1950 - George "Pinky" Nelson, American astronaut
* 1950 -Ma Ying-jeou ,President of the Republic of China , formermayor of Taipei , former chairman of theKuomintang (KMT)
*1951 -Rob Bishop , American politician
* 1951 -Didi Conn , American actress
*1953 -Mila Mulroney , wife of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney
*1954 -Sezen Aksu , Turkish singer
* 1954 -Rick Chartraw , American ice hockey player
* 1954 -Louise Mandrell , American musician
* 1954 - David Thompson, American basketball player
*1956 - Claude Giroux, Canadian midget wrestler
* 1956 -Michael Spinks , American former boxer
*1957 -Thierry Boutsen , Belgian racing driver
* 1957 -Cameron Crowe , American film director
* 1957 -Phil Margera , father ofBam Margera
*1959 -Richard Leman , English field hockey player
*1960 -Ian Hislop , English writer, editor of "Private Eye"
*1961 -Stelios Manolas , Greek footballer and manager
* 1961 -Tim Watson , Australian rules footballer
*1962 -Tom Kenny , American voice actor
* 1962 -Rhonda Vincent , American singer
*1963 -Neal Foulds , English snooker player
* 1963 -Spud Webb , American basketball player
*1966 -Gerald Levert , American singer (d.2006 )
*1967 -Benny Benassi , Italian disc jockey
* 1967 -Dean Barnett , American Conservative blogger
*1968 -Robert Gant , American actor
* 1968 - Christian Taylor, British screenwriter
*1969 -Mark Greenway , British vocalist
* 1969 -Kakhi Kakhiashvili , Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
* 1969 -Oleg Serebrian , Moldovan politician and political scientist
*1970 -Barry Pinches , English snooker player
*1972 -Sean Waltman , American wrestler
*1973 -Ariel Silvio Zárate , Argentine footballer
*1974 -Deborah Cox , Canadian R&B singer
* 1974 -Jarno Trulli , Italian race car driver
*1975 -Danni Boatwright , American model, sports caster, and Survivor contestant
*1976 -Al Santos , American model and actor
* 1976 -Sheldon Souray , Canadian ice hockey player
*1977 -Ashley Scott , American actress
*1978 -Ryan Ludwick , American baseball player
*1979 -Craig Bellamy , Welsh footballer
*1982 -Christopher Bauman , American professional wrestler (d.2005 )
* 1982 -Joost van den Broek , Dutch keyboard player (After Forever )
* 1982 -Shin-Soo Choo , South Korean baseball player
* 1982 -Simon Clist , English footballer
* 1982 -Yadier Molina , Puerto Rican baseball player
*1983 -Liu Xiang , Chinese hurdling athlete
* 1983 -Kristof Beyens , Belgian athlete
*1985 -Guillermo Ochoa , Mexican footballer
*1988 -Steven R. McQueen , American Actor
*1989 -Sayumi Michishige , Japanese singer (Morning Musume )
*1990 -Matt Weinberg , American actor
*1992 -Dylan Patton , American actor
* 1992 -Elise Matthysen , Belgian swimmer
*1994 -Ridge Canipe , American actorDeaths
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939 -Pope Leo VII
*1189 -Matilda of England , daughter ofHenry II of England (b.1156 )
*1205 -Hubert Walter ,Archbishop of Canterbury and Justicier of England
*1357 -Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian jurist (b.1313 )
*1399 -Peter Parler , German architect (b.1330 )
*1402 -Jianwen Emperor of China (b.1377 )
*1551 -John Wallop , English soldier and diplomat (b.1490 )
*1621 - Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (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 )
*1645 - TsarMichael I of Russia (b.1596 )
*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 (b.1649 )
*1755 -Edward Braddock , British general
*1760 -Conrad Weiser , Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (b.1696 )
*1761 -Tokugawa Ieshige , Japanese shogun (b.1712 )
*1762 -James Bradley , EnglishAstronomer Royal (b.1693 )
*1789 -Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau , French economist (b.1715 )
*1793 -Jean-Paul Marat , French revolutionary (b.1743 )
*1807 -Henry Benedict Stuart , Jacobite claimant to the throne of England (b.1725 )
*1882 -Johnny Ringo , American Gunfighter (b.1850 )
*1889 -Robert Hamerling , Austrian poet (b.1830 )
*1890 -John C. Frémont , American army officer, explorer and presidential candidate (b.1813 )
*1896 -Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz , German chemist (b.1829 )
*1921 -Gabriel Lippmann , Luxembourg scientist (b.1845 )
*1922 -Martin Dies , American politician (b.1870 )
*1946 -Alfred Stieglitz , American photographer (b.1864 )
*1951 -Arnold Schoenberg , Austrian composer (b.1874 )
*1954 -Frida Kahlo , Mexican painter (b.1907 )
*1955 -Ruth Ellis , last woman to get the death sentence in Britain (b.1926 )
*1960 -Joy Gresham , American writer (b.1915 )
*1967 -Tom Simpson , British cyclist (b.1937 )
*1973 -Willy Fritsch , German film actor (b.1901 )
*1974 - Patrick Blackett, Nobel Prize laureate (b.1897 )
*1976 -Frederick Hawksworth , GWR Chief mechanical engineer. (b.1884 )
* 1976 -Joachim Peiper , German military leader (SS, byassassination ; b.1915 )
*1979 -Ludwig Merwart , Austrian painter and graphic artist (1913 )
*1980 -Seretse Khama , firstPresident 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 toy manufacturer (Lego Group ) (b.1920 )
*1996 -Pandro S. Berman , American film producer (b.1905 )
*1997 -Miguel Ángel Blanco , Spanish politician (b.1968 )
*2002 -Yousuf Karsh , Turkish-born Armenian photographer (b.1908 )
*2003 -Compay Segundo , Cuban musician (b.1907 )
*2004 -Arthur Kane , American musician (b.1949 )
* 2004 -Carlos Kleiber , Austrian conductor (b.1930 )
*2006 -Red Buttons , American comedian (b.1919 )
*2008 -Bronisław Geremek , Polish social historian and politician (b.1932 )Holidays and observances
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Mongolia -Naadam Holiday , 3rd day
*Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Kálimát (Words) - First day of the seventh month of theBahá'í calendar
*Bon Festival - Start of Buddhist festival to honor the dead (East Japan; date varies)
*Abd-al-Masih , Christian saint and martyr
*Abel of Tacla Haimonot in theCoptic Church
*Saint Anacletus , pope, martyr
*Saint Clelia Barbieri - Catholic saint
*Saint Eugenius ,bishop of Carthage , and companions, confessors
*Saint Silas , apostle northernFrance External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/13 BBC: On This Day]
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