July 13th, 1918

Born on July 13th, 1918

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 13th?

July 13th, 2020

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

July 13th, 2013

Typhoon Soulik makes 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

The Croatian Army concludes 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, begins.

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 (cover shown), which engendered a period of unprecedented 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 repel a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria 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, 1260

The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

July 13th, 1249

Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.

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

Born on July 13th, 1918

69

Ronald Bladen

American painter and sculptor (1918-1988)

*July 13th, 1918, Vancouver †February 3rd, 1988, New York City

36

Alberto Ascari

Italian racing driver (1918-1955)

*July 13th, 1918, Milan †May 26th, 1955, Monza

96

Marcia Brown

American children's illustrator and writer (1918-2015)

*July 13th, 1918, Rochester †April 28th, 2015, Laguna Hills

99

Guillermo Kuschel

Chilean born New Zealand university teacher and entomologist

*July 13th, 1918, Frutillar †August 1st, 2017, Auckland

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91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

28

Vilde Bøe Risa

Norwegian association football player

*July 13th, 1995, Bergen

82

Diethelm Ferner

German association football player and manager

*July 13th, 1941 †November 7th, 2023

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

92

Alexandre Astruc

French film director

*July 13th, 1923, 16th arrondissement of Paris †May 19th, 2016, Paris

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

78

Robert Forster

American actor (1941–2019)

*July 13th, 1941, Rochester †October 11th, 2019, Los Angeles

83

David Storey

British writer (1933-2017)

*July 13th, 1933, Wakefield †March 27th, 2017, London

66

Dene Smuts

South African politician

*July 13th, 1949, Bloemfontein †April 21st, 2016, Cape Town

81

Harrison Ford

American actor (born 1942)

*July 13th, 1942, Swedish Hospital

36

Vitalii Konov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 13th, 1987, Priozersk

26

Ben Lane

English badminton player

*July 13th, 1997, Kingston upon Thames

31

Kristjan Kaljurand

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1992, Tallinn

25

Natsuki Oie

Badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Ishikawa Prefecture

57

Ernst Müller

German association football player (1901-1958)

*July 13th, 1901, Berlin †September 13th, 1958

24

Leong Jun Hao

Badminton player

*July 13th, 1999, Kuala Lumpur

68

Eric Portman

British actor (1901-1969)

*July 13th, 1901, Halifax †December 7th, 1969, Cornwall

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95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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