July 13 in history
Events on July 13
Notable events that happened on July 13 in past years.
- 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.
Wikipedia article: President of the United States - 2014
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1–0 after extra time.
Wikipedia article: Germany national football team - 2011
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
Wikipedia article: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 - 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.
Wikipedia article: Directorate General for External Security - 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.
Wikipedia article: Vice President of the United States - 1973
Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
Wikipedia article: Watergate scandal - 1951
Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
Wikipedia article: Vuoristorata - 1919
The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
Wikipedia article: Airship - 1878
Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Berlin (1878) - 1849
The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion begins in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Wikipedia article: Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion - 1830
The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.
Wikipedia article: Scottish Church College - 1787
The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
Wikipedia article: Congress of the Confederation - 1586
Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria.
Wikipedia article: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) - 1402
Nanjing surrenders to Zhu Di without a fight, ending the Jingnan campaign. The Jianwen Emperor disappears and his family is incarcerated.
- 1174
William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
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