July 13th, 1903

Born on July 13th, 1903

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What happened on July 13th?

July 13th, 1930

The first FIFA World Cup was opened in Uruguay.

July 13th, 2020

After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.

July 13th, 2013

Typhoon Soulik (pictured) made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing at least 20 people.

July 13th, 2003

French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal.

July 13th, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland.

July 13th, 1973

Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office.

July 13th, 1943

World War II: Operation Fustian, an Allied operation to capture the Primosole Bridge in Sicily, was launched.

July 13th, 1942

World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

July 13th, 1913

While on a campaign in Bulgaria, the Romanian Army suffered a cholera outbreak that led to around 1,600 deaths.

July 13th, 1863

Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in the American Civil War.

July 13th, 1831

Wallachian officials adopted the Regulamentul Organic, which engendered a period of reforms that provided for the westernization of the local society.

July 13th, 1643

English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire.

July 13th, 1586

Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company repelled a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys at the Battle of Pantelleria.

July 13th, 1260

Livonian Crusade: Samogitian forces defeated Teutonic knights and the Livonian Order at the Battle of Durbe.

July 13th, 2014

Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal (pictured) in the extra time.

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

Same year
Born in 1903

70

Eugénie Söderberg

Swedish-American writer and journalist

*January 1st, 1903, Heidelberg †January 1st, 1973, New York City

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

40

Galeazzo Ciano

Italian noble, diplomat and politician (1903-1944)

*March 18th, 1903, Livorno †January 11th, 1944, Verona

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

74

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

*May 24th, 1903, Tbilisi †May 1st, 1978, Moscow

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

35

Colette Peignot

French writer (1903-1938)

*October 8th, 1903, Meudon †November 7th, 1938, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

76

Giulio Natta

Italian chemist

*February 26th, 1903, Porto Maurizio †May 2nd, 1979, Bergamo

87

Olav V of Norway

King of Norway (1903-1991)

*July 2nd, 1903, Appleton House †January 17th, 1991, The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

81

Julie Vlasto

French tennis player (1903-1985)

*April 8th, 1903, Marseille †March 2nd, 1985, Lausanne

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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