June 13th, 1889

Born on June 13th, 1889

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What happened on June 13th?

June 13th, 2013

Some of the closest advisors and collaborators of Czech prime minister Petr Nečas were arrested for corruption.

June 13th, 2011

A 6.0 Mw earthquake caused up to NZ$6 billion of additional damage to Christchurch, New Zealand, which was still recovering from an earthquake four months earlier.

June 13th, 2007

Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.

June 13th, 1996

After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.

June 13th, 1983

Pioneer 10 passed the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to leave the proximity of the major planets of the Solar System.

June 13th, 1971

The New York Times published the first excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.

June 13th, 1970

"The Long and Winding Road" became the Beatles' twentieth and final number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

June 13th, 1969

Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, signed a law converting a research arm of Texas Instruments into the University of Texas at Dallas.

June 13th, 1952

Soviet aircraft shot down a Swedish military plane carrying out signals-intelligence gathering operations, followed three days later by the shootdown of a second plane searching for the first one.

June 13th, 1944

Second World War: At the Battle of Villers-Bocage, German tank commander Michael Wittmann destroyed around 30 Allied vehicles in less than 15 minutes.

June 13th, 1935

In one of the biggest upsets in championship boxing, the underdog James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

June 13th, 1916

World War I: The Battle of Mont Sorrel in the Ypres Salient came to an end as a Canadian assault led German forces to withdraw to their original lines.

June 13th, 1881

The Jeannette expedition to reach the North Pole from the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait came to an end when the USS Jeannette (pictured), after having been trapped in ice for almost two years, was crushed and sank.

June 13th, 1805

Lewis and Clark Expedition: Meriwether Lewis became the first white American to sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

June 13th, 1525

Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, beginning the practice of clerical marriage in Protestantism.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 13th

Born on June 13th, 1889

75

Emma Asson

Estonian politician

*June 13th, 1889, Vaabina †January 1st, 1965, Tallinn

44

Gao Qifeng

Chinese painter (1889-1933)

*June 13th, 1889, Guangdong †November 2nd, 1933, Shanghai

26

Adolphe Pégoud

French flying ace (1889–1915)

*June 13th, 1889, Montferrat †August 31st, 1915, Petit-Croix

Same year
Born in 1889

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

74

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889-1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

87

Dietrich von Hildebrand

German Catholic philosopher and theologian

*October 12th, 1889, Florence †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle

67

Gabriela Mistral

Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)

*April 7th, 1889, Vicuña †January 10th, 1957, Hempstead

88

Olave Baden-Powell

(1889-1977) World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino

62

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

French army general, Marshal of France (1889-1952)

*February 2nd, 1889, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †January 11th, 1952, Paris

83

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

93

Adrian Boult

British conductor (1889–1983)

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

76

Arthur Waley

British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966)

*August 19th, 1889, Royal Tunbridge Wells †June 27th, 1966, London

78

Francis Spellman

American Catholic cardinal (1889–1967)

*May 4th, 1889, Whitman †December 2nd, 1967, New York City

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

41

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

*March 17th, 1889, Dublin †January 6th, 1931, Chur

85

Leontine Sagan

Austrian-Hungarian stage and film director

*February 13th, 1889, Budapest †May 20th, 1974, Pretoria

40

Ted Wilde

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, Hollywood

80

Eduardo Ciannelli

Italian actor (1889-1969)

*August 30th, 1889, Ischia †October 8th, 1969, Rome

74

Darcy Hadfield

New Zealand rower (1889–1964)

*December 1st, 1889, Meadowbank Homestead †September 15th, 1964, Auckland

55

Achille Starace

Italian Fascist general (1889-1945)

*August 18th, 1889, Sannicola †April 29th, 1945, Milan

78

Maurice Garçon

French writer (1889-1967)

*November 25th, 1889, Lille †December 29th, 1967, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1889 is a normal year and no leap year.

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