July
13
Events
July 13
1174
– William I of Scotland, a key rebel in
the Revolt of 1173–1174, is captured at
Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest
defeat in the 13th century in the Battle
of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1558 – Battle of Gravelines: in France,
Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont
defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul
de Thermes at Gravelines.
1573 – Eighty Years' War: the Siege of Haarlem
ends after seven months.
1643 – English Civil War: Battle of Roundway
Down – In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl
of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces,
heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces
led by Sir William Waller.
1787 – The Continental Congress 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.
1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary
Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub
by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing
political faction.
1794 – The Battle of the Vosges is fought
between French forces and those of Prussia
and Austria.
1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie
of Italy, is established.
1830 – The General Assembly's Institution,
now the Scottish Church College, one of
the pioneering institutions that ushered
the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander
Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta,
India.
1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico,
General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French
invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
1863 – New York Draft Riots: in New York
City, opponents of conscription begin three
days of rioting which will be later regarded
as the worst in United States history.
1878 – Treaty of Berlin: the European powers
redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro
and Romania become completely independent
of the Ottoman empire.
1905 – The verdict in the six-month long
Smarthavicharam trial of Kuriyedath Thathri
is pronounced, leading to the excommunication
of 65 men of various castes.
1919 – The British airship R34 lands in
Norfolk, England, completing the first airship
return journey across the Atlantic in 182
hours of flight.
1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially
dedicated in the hills above Hollywood,
Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland
" but the four last letters are dropped
after renovation in 1949.
1941 – World War II: Montenegrins begin
a popular uprising against the Axis Powers
(Trinaestojulski ustanak), the first in
Axis-controlled countries.
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.
1973 – Alexander Butterfield reveals the
existence of the "Nixon tapes"
to the special Senate committee investigating
the Watergate break in.
1977 – New York City, amidst a period of
financial and social turmoil experiences
a blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that
leads to widespread fires and looting.
1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes
place in London and Philadelphia, as well
as other venues such as Sydney and Moscow.
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.
1990 – An earthquake with its epicentre
in Afghanistan results in the greatest number
of fatalities in a mountaineering accident
in High Asian mountains when an avalanche
kills 43 climbers in Camp I on Pik Lenina
(Lenin Peak).
2003 – French DGSE personnel abort an operation
to rescue Ingrid Betancourt from FARC rebels
in Colombia, causing a political scandal
when details are leaked to the press.
2008 – War in Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas
attack NATO troops near the village of Wanat
in the Waygal district in Afghanistan's
far eastern province of Nuristan.
2011 – Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts
during the evening rush hour, killing 26
and injuring 130.
Holidays
and observances
Christian
Feast Day:
Abd-al-Masih
Abel of Tacla Haimonot (Coptic Church)
Clelia Barbieri
Eugenius of Carthage
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mildthryth
Silas (Roman Catholic Church)
Teresa of the Andes
July 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh
month of the Bahá'í calendar. (Bahá'í Faith)
Statehood Day (Montenegro)
The last day of Naadam (Mongolia)
Rock Worldwide Day
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