13 July
Notable Births
Lamine Yamal
b. 2007
Spanish footballer (born 2007)
Wyatt Oleff
b. 2003
American actor (born 2003)
Déborah Medrado
b. 2002
Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Kim Sin-jin
b. 2001
South Korean footballer (born 2001)
Josh Hines-Allen
b. 1997
American football player (born 1997)
Leo Howard
b. 1997
American actor, director and martial artist
Cody Bellinger
b. 1995
American baseball player (born 1995)
Danté Exum
b. 1995
Australian basketball player (born 1995)
Dan Bentley (footballer)
b. 1993
English footballer (born 1993)
Rich the Kid
b. 1992
American rapper (born 1992)
Tyler Skaggs
b. 1991
American baseball player (1991–2019)
Kieran Foran
b. 1990
New Zealand international rugby league footballer (born 1990)
Eduardo Salvio
b. 1990
Argentine footballer (born 1990)
Leon Bridges
b. 1989
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
Charis Giannopoulos
b. 1989
Greek basketball player (born 1989)
Colton Haynes
b. 1988
American actor and model (born 1988)
Yadier Molina
b. 1982
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1982)
Deborah Cox
b. 1974
Canadian musician and actress (born 1974)
Tom Kenny
b. 1962
American actor and comedian (born 1962)
Otto Wagner
b. 1841
Austrian architect (1841–1918)
Notable Deaths
Muhammadu Buhari
d. 2025
President of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)
Shannen Doherty
d. 2024
American actress (1971–2024)
Ruth Hesse
d. 2024
German opera singer (1936–2024)
Richard Simmons
d. 2024
American fitness instructor and television personality (1948–2024)
Chino Trinidad
d. 2024
Filipino basketball sports journalist and league commissioner (1967–2024)
Thomas Crooks
d. 2024
Attempted assassin of Donald Trump (2003–2024)
Naomi Pomeroy
d. 2024
American chef (1974–2024)
Grant Imahara
d. 2020
American engineer and TV host (1970–2020)
Zindzi Mandela
d. 2020
South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020)
Liu Xiaobo
d. 2017
Chinese human rights activist (1955–2017)
Philipp Mißfelder
d. 2015
German politician (1979–2015)
Martin Litchfield West
d. 2015
British philologist and classical scholar (1937–2015)
Thomas Berger
d. 2014
American writer (1924–2014)
Alfred de Grazia
d. 2014
American political scientist
Nadine Gordimer
d. 2014
South African writer (1923–2014)
Jeff Leiding
d. 2014
American football player (1961–2014)
Lorin Maazel
d. 2014
French and American conductor (1930–2014)
Leonard Garment
d. 2013
American lawyer, public servant and jazz musician (1924-2013)
Cory Monteith
d. 2013
Canadian actor (1982–2013)
Frida Kahlo
d. 1954
Mexican painter (1907–1954)
On This Day in History
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2024
Former president of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
President of the United States
2020
After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru in California, where she had drowned.
Death of Naya Rivera
2016
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
2014
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1–0 after extra time.
Germany national football team
2013
Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
Typhoon Soulik (2013)
2011
Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
Mumbai
2011
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999
2011
Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board.
Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896
2008
Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
Battle of Wanat
2003
French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
Directorate General for External Security
1995
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
Space Shuttle Discovery
1990
Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history.
Lenin Peak disaster
1985
The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
Live Aid
1985
Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
Vice President of the United States
1977
Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
Somalia
1977
Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil, New York City experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
History of New York City (1946–1977)
1973
Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
Watergate scandal
1962
In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
Harold Macmillan
1956
The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
Dartmouth workshop
1951
Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
Vuoristorata