July 13th, 1926

Born on July 13th, 1926

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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, 1926

89

Bengt-Arne Wallin

Swedish trumpeter (1926-2015)

*July 13th, 1926, Linköping Cathedral Congregation †November 23rd, 2015, Sollentuna parish

93

Thomas Clark

American politician (1926-2020)

*July 13th, 1926, San Diego †May 6th, 2020, Long Beach

81

Robert H. Justman

American television director (1926-2008)

*July 13th, 1926, Brooklyn †May 28th, 2008, Los Angeles

93

T. Loren Christianson

American politician (1926-2019)

*July 13th, 1926, Astoria †October 25th, 2019

97

Cheng Chi-sen

Taiwanese sports shooter

*July 13th, 1926, Enping

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Who's birthday is on July 13th?

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

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

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

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

82

Diethelm Ferner

German association football player and manager

*July 13th, 1941 †November 7th, 2023

28

Vilde Bøe Risa

Norwegian association football player

*July 13th, 1995, Bergen

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

89

Simone Veil

French stateswoman

*July 13th, 1927, Nice †June 30th, 2017, 7th arrondissement of Paris

92

Alexandre Astruc

French film director

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

83

David Storey

British writer (1933-2017)

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

78

Robert Forster

American actor (1941–2019)

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

81

Harrison Ford

American actor (born 1942)

*July 13th, 1942, Swedish Hospital

66

Dene Smuts

South African politician

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

79

Michel Constantin

French actor (1924–2003)

*July 13th, 1924, 15th arrondissement of Paris †August 29th, 2003, Draguignan

36

Vitalii Konov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 13th, 1987, Priozersk

73

Naomi Shemer

Israeli poet and songwriter

*July 13th, 1930, Kvutzat Kinneret †June 26th, 2004, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

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

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Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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