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July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 171 days remaining until the end of the year.
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 .1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots .1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1490 – John of Kastav finishes a cycle of frescoes in the Holy Trinity Church in Hrastovlje (now southwestern Slovenia).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 José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon .1863 – New York City draft riots : In New York, New York , 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, California . 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 ).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 – Somalia declares war on Ethiopia , starting the Ethiopian-Somali War .1977 – New York, New York, amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London, England, United Kingdom and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , as well as other venues such as Sydney, Australia and Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union .1985 – Vice President George Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon .
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.2013 – George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the shooting of Trayvon Martin .
1527 – John Dee , English-Welsh mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1609)1579 – Arthur Dee , English physician and chemist (d. 1651)1590 – Pope Clement X (d. 1676)1607 – Wenceslaus Hollar , Czech-English painter and illustrator (d. 1677)1608 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)1745 – Robert Calder , Scottish admiral (d. 1818)1760 – István Pauli , Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (d. 1829)1770 – Alexander Balashov , Russian general and politician (d. 1837)1776 – Caroline of Baden (d. 1841)1793 – John Clare , English poet (d. 1864)1798 – Alexandra Feodorovna , German-Russian wife of Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1860)1821 – Nathan Bedford Forrest , American general (d. 1877)1831 – Arthur Böttcher , German pathologist and anatomist (d. 1889)1841 – Otto Wagner , Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (d. 1918)1858 – Stewart Culin , American ethnographer and author (d. 1929)1859 – Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield , English economist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1947)1864 – John Jacob Astor IV , American colonel and businessman (d. 1912)1876 – William Michaels , American boxer (d. 1934)1884 – Yrjö Saarela , Finnish wrestler (d. 1951)1889 – Hjalmar Andersson , Swedish runner (d. 1971)1889 – Emma Asson , Estonian politician (d. 1965)
1889 – Louise Mountbatten , German-Swedish wife of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (d. 1965)
1892 – Léo-Pol Morin , Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1941)1892 – Jonni Myyrä , Finnish javelin thrower (d. 1955)
1892 – Kesarbai Kerkar , Indian singer (d. 1977)1894 – Isaak Babel , Russian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1940)1895 – Sidney Blackmer , American actor and singer (d. 1973)1896 – Mordecai Ardon , Israeli painter (d. 1992)1898 – Julius Schreck , German commander (d. 1936)1900 – George Lewis , American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969)1901 – Eric Portman , English actor (d. 1969)1903 – Kenneth Clark , English historian and author (d. 1983)1905 – Alfredo M. Santos , Filipino general (d. 1990)1907 – George Weller , American author, playwright, and journalist (d. 2002)1910 – Lien Gisolf , Dutch high jumper (d. 1993)1910 – Loren Pope , American journalist and author (d. 2008)
1913 – Dave Garroway , American journalist and actor (d. 1982)1913 – Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller , Danish businessman (d. 2012)
1913 – Kay Linaker , American actress and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1915 – Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (d. 1989)1918 – Alberto Ascari , Italian race car driver (d. 1955)1918 – Ronald Bladen , American painter and sculptor (d. 1988)
1918 – Marcia Brown , American author and illustrator
1920 – William C. Friday , American academic (d. 2012)1920 – Bill Towers , English footballer (d. 2000)
1921 – Git Gay , Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007)1921 – Ernest Gold , Austrian-American composer (d. 1999)
1921 – Friedrich Peter , Austrian politician (d. 2005)
1922 – Leslie Brooks , American actress and singer (d. 2011)1922 – Louis R. Harlan , American historian and academic (d. 2010)
1922 – Anker Jørgensen , Danish politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark
1922 – Ken Mosdell , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
1924 – Carlo Bergonzi , Italian tenor and actor (d. 2014)1924 – Michel Constantin , French actor (d. 2003)
1924 – Johnny Gilbert , American game show host and announcer
1926 – Robert H. Justman , American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008)1927 – Simone Veil , French lawyer and politician, 12th President of the European Parliament 1928 – Tommaso Buscetta , Italian-American mobster (d. 2000)1928 – Bob Crane , American actor (d. 1978)
1928 – Sven Davidson , Swedish tennis player (d. 2008)
1928 – Leroy Vinnegar , American bassist (d. 1999)
1929 – Sofia Muratova , Russian gymnast (d. 2006)1930 – Sam Greenlee , American author (d. 2014)1930 – Naomi Shemer , Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1930 – Viktor Tsybulenko , Ukrainian javelin thrower (d. 2013)
1931 – Frank Ramsey , American basketball player and coach1931 – F. Morgan Taylor, Jr. , American long jumper and businessman (d. 2010)
1932 – Hubert Reeves , Canadian-French astrophysicist and author1933 – Patsy Byrne , English actress (d. 2014)1933 – David Storey , English author, playwright, and screenwriter
1934 – Peter Gzowski , Canadian journalist and academic (d. 2002)1934 – Gordon Lee , English footballer and manager
1934 – Wole Soyinka , Nigerian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 – Aleksei Yeliseyev , Russian engineer and astronaut
1935 – Jack Kemp , American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (d. 2009)1935 – Earl Lovelace , Trinidadian journalist, author, and playwright
1935 – Monique Vézina , Canadian politician
1935 – Kurt Westergaard , Danish cartoonist
1936 – Albert Ayler , American saxophonist and composer (d. 1970)1937 – Ghillean Prance , English botanist and ecologist1938 – Richard Rust , American actor (d. 1994)1939 – Prakash Mehra , Indian director and producer (d. 2009)1939 – Lambert Jackson Woodburne , South African admiral (d. 2013)
1940 – Donald Lautrec , Canadian singer and actor1940 – Tom Lichtenberg , American football player and coach (d. 2013)
1940 – Patrick Stewart , English actor, director, and producer
1941 – Robert Forster , American actor and producer1941 – Ehud Manor , Israeli songwriter (d. 2005)
1941 – Jacques Perrin , French actor, director, and producer
1942 – Harrison Ford , American actor and producer1942 – Roger McGuinn , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds and Chad Mitchell Trio )
1943 – Chris Serle , English journalist and actor1944 – Ernő Rubik , Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube 1944 – Cyril Knowles , English footballer and manager (d. 1991)
1946 – Cheech Marin , American actor, singer, and screenwriter1948 – Catherine Breillat , French director and screenwriter1948 – Tony Kornheiser , American sportscaster
1948 – Daphne Maxwell Reid , American actress
1949 – Helena Fibingerová , Czech shot putter1950 – Rod Dixon , New Zealand runner1950 – George Nelson , American astronomer and astronaut
1950 – Janet Rossant , English-Canadian biologist
1950 – Ma Ying-jeou , Hong Kong-Taiwanese politician, 12th President of the Republic of China
1951 – Rob Bishop , American educator and politician1951 – Didi Conn , American actress and singer
1953 – Gil Birmingham , American actor1953 – Larry Gomes , Tobagan cricketer
1953 – Mila Mulroney , Bosnian-Canadian wife of Brian Mulroney
1954 – Sezen Aksu , Turkish singer-songwriter and producer1954 – Rick Chartraw , Venezuelan-American ice hockey player
1954 – Louise Mandrell , American singer
1954 – David Thompson , American basketball player
1955 – Mark Mendoza , American bass player (Twisted Sister and The Dictators )1956 – Claude Giroux , Canadian wrestler1956 – Michael Spinks , American boxer
1956 – Frank Dux , American martial artist and choreographer
1957 – Thierry Boutsen , Belgian race car driver1957 – Lília Cabral , Brazilian actress
1957 – Cameron Crowe , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Jane Hamilton , American author
1957 – Phil Margera , American television personality
1959 – Richard Leman , English field hockey player1960 – Robert Abraham , American football player1960 – Ian Hislop , Welsh-English journalist and screenwriter
1960 – Curtis Rouse , American football player (d. 2013)
1961 – Tahira Asif , Pakistani politician (d. 2014)1961 – Khalid Mahmood , Pakistani-English politician
1961 – Stelios Manolas , Greek footballer and manager
1961 – Tim Watson , Australian footballer, coach, and journalist
1962 – Tom Kenny , American voice actor, singer, and screenwriter1962 – Rhonda Vincent , American singer-songwriter and mandolin player
1963 – Neal Foulds , English snooker player and sportscaster1963 – Kenny Johnson , American actor
1963 – Spud Webb , American basketball player
1964 – Paul Thorn , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1965 – Lesli Kay , American actress1965 – Eileen Ivers , American fiddler (Cherish the Ladies )
1966 – Gerald Levert , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (LeVert and LSG ) (d. 2006)1966 – Natalia Luis-Bassa , Venezuelan-English conductor
1967 – Dean Barnett , American journalist and blogger (d. 2008)1967 – Benny Benassi , Italian DJ and producer (Benassi Bros. )
1967 – Richard Marles , Australian lawyer and politician
1968 – Robert Gant , American actor1969 – Barney Greenway , English singer-songwriter (Napalm Death , Extreme Noise Terror , and Benediction )1969 – Ken Jeong , American actor, producer, and physician
1969 – Kakhi Kakhiashvili , Georgian-Greek weightlifter
1969 – Oleg Serebrian , Moldovan politician
1970 – Barry Pinches , English snooker player1970 – Andrei Tivontchik , German pole vaulter
1971 – Craig Elliott , American illustrator1971 – Mark Neeld , Australian footballer and coach
1971 – Jason Reece , American guitarist and drummer (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and A Roman Scandal )
1972 – Sven Lõhmus , Estonian composer and producer1972 – Sean Waltman , American wrestler
1973 – Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi , Saudi Arabian terrorist1973 – Ariel Zárate , Argentinian footballer
1974 – Deborah Cox , Canadian singer-songwriter and actress1974 – Jarno Trulli , Italian race car driver
1975 – Danni Boatwright , American model and sportscaster, Miss Kansas USA 1996 1975 – Mariada Pieridi , Cypriot singer-songwriter
1976 – Al Santos , American model, actor, and producer1976 – Sheldon Souray , Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Chris Horn , American football player1977 – Ashley Scott , American actress
1978 – Eva Jinek , American-Dutch journalist1978 – Ryan Ludwick , American baseball player
1978 – Kate More , American porn actress
1978 – Prodromos Nikolaidis , Greek basketball player
1979 – Craig Bellamy , Welsh footballer1979 – Daniel Díaz , Argentinian footballer
1979 – Jonathan Goulet , Canadian mixed martial artist
1979 – Libuše Průšová , Czech tennis player
1979 – Lucinda Ruh , Swiss figure skater
1979 – Fernando Salazar , Mexican footballer
1980 – Corey Clark , American singer1980 – Karolina Gruszka , Polish actress
1980 – Becky O'Donohue , American model and actress
1980 – Jessie O'Donohue , American model and actress
1980 – Master Saleem , Indian singer
1981 – Ágnes Kovács , Hungarian swimmer1981 – Fran Kranz , American actor
1981 – Mirco Lorenzetto , Italian cyclist
1981 – Ineta Radēviča , Latvian long jumper
1982 – Brooke Ballentyne , American porn actress1982 – Aya Cash , American actress
1982 – Chri$ Ca$h , American wrestler (d. 2005)
1982 – Shin-Soo Choo , South Korean baseball player
1982 – Simon Clist , English footballer
1982 – Samia Ghadie , English actress
1982 – Dominic Isaacs , South African footballer
1982 – Nick Kenny , Australian rugby player
1982 – Yadier Molina , Puerto Rican baseball player
1983 – Kristof Beyens , Belgian sprinter1983 – Marco Pomante , Italian footballer
1983 – Carmen Villalobos , Colombian actress and dancer
1983 – Liu Xiang , Chinese hurdler
1984 – Scott Gerbacia , American actor1984 – Ida Maria , Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984 – Urvashi Sharma , Indian actress and model
1985 – Trell Kimmons , American sprinter1985 – Guillermo Ochoa , Mexican footballer
1986 – Pierrick Lilliu , French singer-songwriter1987 – Neil Denis , Canadian actor1988 – Tulisa Contostavlos , English singer-songwriter and actress (N-Dubz )1988 – Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes , Brazilian-Italian footballer
1988 – Colton Haynes , American actor and model
1988 – Steven R. McQueen , American actor
1988 – Raúl Spank , German high jumper
1989 – Charis Giannopoulos , Greek basketball player1989 – Sayumi Michishige , Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume , Ecomoni , v-u-den )
1990 – Eduardo Salvio , Argentinian footballer1990 – Matt Weinberg , American actor
1991 – Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha , Thai actress and model1992 – Dylan Patton , American actor1992 – Elise Matthysen , Belgian swimmer
1993 – Daniel Bentley , English footballer1993 – Rena Nōnen , Japanese model and actress
1994 – Ridge Canipe , American actor1994 – Hayley Erin , American actress
1996 – Jena Irene , American singer-songwriter1997 – Leo Howard , American actor and martial artist
574 – Pope John III 716 – Emperor Ruizong of Tang (b. 662)939 – Pope Leo VII 1024 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 973)1205 – Hubert Walter , English archbishop (b. 1160)1357 – Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian academic and jurist (b. 1313)1399 – Peter Parler , German architect, designed St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge (b. 1330)1402 – Jianwen Emperor of China (b. 1377)1551 – John Wallop , English soldier and diplomat (b. 1490)1621 – Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (b. 1559)1626 – Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester , English politician (b. 1563)1628 – Robert Shirley , English soldier and diplomat (b. 1581)1629 – Caspar Bartholin the Elder , Swedish physician and theologian (b. 1585)1683 – Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex , English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1631)1693 – Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms (b. 1636)1755 – Edward Braddock , English general (b. 1695)1760 – Conrad Weiser , German-American diplomat (b. 1696)1761 – Tokugawa Ieshige , Japanese shogun (b. 1712)1762 – James Bradley , English priest and astronomer (b. 1693)1789 – Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau , French economist (b. 1715)1793 – Jean-Paul Marat , French physician and theorist (b. 1743)1807 – Henry Benedict Stuart , Italian cardinal (b. 1725)1882 – Johnny Ringo , American criminal (b. 1850)1889 – Robert Hamerling , Austrian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1830)1890 – John C. Frémont , American general and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (b. 1813)1890 – Johann Voldemar Jannsen , Estonian journalist and poet (b. 1819)
1896 – August Kekulé , German chemist and academic (b. 1829)1907 – Henrik Sillem , Dutch target shooter (b. 1866)1921 – Gabriel Lippmann , Luxembourger physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)1922 – Martin Dies, Sr. , American politician (b. 1870)1937 – Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze , French polo player and politician (b. 1869)1941 – Ilmar Raud , Estonian chess player (b. 1913)1945 – Alla Nazimova , Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)1946 – Alfred Stieglitz , American photographer (b. 1864)1951 – Arnold Schoenberg , Austrian-American composer and painter (b. 1874)1954 – Frida Kahlo , Mexican painter (b. 1907)1955 – Ruth Ellis , Welsh murderer (b. 1926)1960 – Joy Davidman , American-English poet and author (b. 1915)1965 – Photis Kontoglou , Greek painter (b. 1895)1967 – Tom Simpson , English cyclist (b. 1937)1967 – Tommy Lucchese , Italian-American mobster (b. 1899)1970 – Leslie Groves , American general (b. 1896)1973 – Willy Fritsch , German actor and screenwriter (b. 1901)1974 – Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett , English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)1974 – Marthe Vinot , French actress (b. 1894)
1976 – Frederick Hawksworth , English engineer (b. 1884)1976 – Joachim Peiper , German SS officer (b. 1915)
1979 – Ludwig Merwart , Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1913)1980 – Seretse Khama , Botswana politician, 1st President of Botswana (b. 1921)1983 – Gabrielle Roy , Canadian author and engineer (b. 1909)1993 – Davey Allison , American race car driver (b. 1961)1995 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen , Danish businessman (b. 1920)1996 – Pandro S. Berman , American director, producer, and production manager (b. 1905)1997 – Miguel Ángel Blanco , Spanish politician (b. 1968)1999 – Konstantinos Kollias , Greek general and politician, 168th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1901)2000 – Jan Karski , Polish-American activist and academic (b. 1914)2002 – Yousuf Karsh , Turkish-Canadian photographer (b. 1908)2003 – Compay Segundo , Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907)2004 – Arthur Kane , American bass player (New York Dolls ) (b. 1949)2004 – Carlos Kleiber , German-Austrian conductor (b. 1930)
2006 – Michael Busselle , English photographer and author (b. 1935)2006 – Red Buttons , American actor and singer (b. 1919)
2007 – Michael Reardon , American mountaineer (b. 1965)2008 – Bronisław Geremek , Polish historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (b. 1932)2009 – Dash Snow , American photographer and painter (b. 1981)2010 – Manohari Singh , Indian saxophonist and composer (b. 1931)2010 – George Steinbrenner , American businessman (b. 1930)
2011 – Allan Jeans , Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)2012 – Shlomo Bentin , Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (b. 1946)2012 – Polde Bibič , Slovenian actor and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2012 – Warren Jabali , American basketball player (b. 1946)
2012 – Jerzy Kulej , Polish boxer and politician (b. 1940)
2012 – Sage Stallone , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1976)
2012 – Richard D. Zanuck , American film producer (b. 1934)
2012 – Ginny Tyler , American voice actress and singer (b. 1925)
2013 – Bana , Cape Verdean singer (b. 1932)2013 – Leonard Garment , American lawyer and public servant, 14th White House Counsel (b. 1924)
2013 – Henri Julien , French race car driver (b. 1927)
2013 – Cory Monteith , Canadian actor and singer (b. 1982)
2013 – Ottavio Quattrocchi , Italian businessman (b. 1938)
2013 – Vernon B. Romney , American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (b. 1924)
2013 – Marc Simont , French-American author and illustrator (b. 1915)
2014 – Thomas Berger , American author and playwright (b. 1924)2014 – Geoffrey Blackburn , Australian minister (b. 1914)
2014 – Nadine Gordimer , South African author and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
2014 – Lorin Maazel , French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1930)
2014 – Jan Nolten , Dutch cyclist (b. 1930)
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