July 13th, 1943

Born on July 13th, 1943

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What happened on July 13th, 1943?

July 13th, 1943

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

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What else 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, 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, 1943

80

Cornelia Willius-Senzer

German politician

*July 13th, 1943, Mainz

80

Emir Sader

Brazilian sociologist and journalist

*July 13th, 1943, São Paulo

79

Carlo Tavecchio

Italian sports administrator

*July 13th, 1943, Ponte Lambro †January 28th, 2023, Erba

80

Fabrizio Poletti

Italian footballer (born 1943)

*July 13th, 1943, Bondeno

79

Carlos Borcosque Jr.

Argentine filmmaker

*July 13th, 1943, Buenos Aires †May 22nd, 2023, Buenos Aires

80

John E. Moore

American politician

*July 13th, 1943, Charleston

80

Natalia Clovis

American fencer

*July 13th, 1943, Havana

80

Juan Carlos Sconfianza

Argentine footballer

*July 13th, 1943, Buenos Aires

80

Elke Felten

Olympic canoeist

*July 13th, 1943, Duisburg

80

Patrick Campbell-Lyons

Irish musician

*July 13th, 1943, Lismore

80

Mort Schell

Australian politician

*July 13th, 1943, Goomalling

80

John Zaritsky

Canadian documentary filmmaker

*July 13th, 1943, St. Catharines

80

Bill Collins

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 13th, 1943, Ottawa

34

Danny Lockin

Actor, dancer (1943-1977)

*July 13th, 1943, Lanai †August 21st, 1977, Anaheim

71

Ion Trewin

British editor, publisher and author

*July 13th, 1943, London †April 8th, 2015, Dersingham

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Who's birthday is on July 13th?

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

82

Diethelm Ferner

German association football player and manager

*July 13th, 1941 †November 7th, 2023

81

Harrison Ford

American actor (born 1942)

*July 13th, 1942, Swedish Hospital

78

Robert Forster

American actor (1941–2019)

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

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

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

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

66

Dene Smuts

South African politician

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

28

Vilde Bøe Risa

Norwegian association football player

*July 13th, 1995, Bergen

79

Ernő Rubik

Hungarian inventor

*July 13th, 1944, Budapest

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

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

75

Alf Hansen

Norwegian rower

*July 13th, 1948, Oslo

83

David Storey

British writer (1933-2017)

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

79

Hansjörg Knauthe

East German biathlete

*July 13th, 1944, Geising

79

Egbert Hirschfelder

German rower (1942–2022)

*July 13th, 1942, Berlin †May 31st, 2022, Berlin

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

73

Ma Ying-jeou

President of Taiwan from 2008 to 2016

*July 13th, 1950, Kwong Wah Hospital

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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