# What happened on July 13 in history?

**Date:** July 13  
**Events recorded:** 42  
**Years spanned:** 1174 – 2024  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/july/13/

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## Featured Event

**2014** — Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1–0 after extra time.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team)

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## Events on this date

- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Lion))
- **1249** — Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation))
- **1260** — The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_Order))
- **1402** — Nanjing surrenders to Zhu Di without a fight, ending the Jingnan campaign. The Jianwen Emperor disappears and his family is incarcerated. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gravelines_(1558)))
- **1573** — Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Spanish_War_(1585%E2%80%931604)))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War))
- **1690** — Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail West and launch a raid on the small English town of Teignmouth leaving it devastated. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Years'_War))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_Confederation))
- **1794** — The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trippstadt))
- **1814** — The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabinieri))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Church_College))
- **1831** — Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulamentul_Organic))
- **1849** — The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion began in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_Workhouse_Slave_Rebellion))
- **1854** — In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez))
- **1863** — American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Berlin_(1878)))
- **1913** — The 1913 Romanian Army cholera outbreak during the Second Balkan War starts. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913_Romanian_Army_cholera_outbreak))
- **1919** — The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airship))
- **1930** — The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup))
- **1941** — World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth of July Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1951** — Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuoristorata))
- **1956** — The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_workshop))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Macmillan))
- **1973** — Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal))
- **1977** — Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York_City_(1946%E2%80%931977)))
- **1985** — The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Peak_disaster))
- **1995** — Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_for_External_Security))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wanat))
- **2011** — Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai))
- **2011** — United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1999))
- **2011** — Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noar_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_4896))
- **2013** — Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Soulik_(2013)))
- **2014** — Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1–0 after extra time. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team))
- **2016** — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Naya_Rivera))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States))

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## Notable births on July 13

- **2007** — **Lamine Yamal** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Yamal))
- **2004** — **Nihal Sarin** — Indian Chess Grandmaster ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihal_Sarin))
- **2003** — **Wyatt Oleff** — American actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyatt_Oleff))
- **2003** — **Mason Teague** — Australian rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Teague))
- **2002** — **Deborah Medrado** — Brazilian rhythmic gymnast ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9borah_Medrado))
- **2001** — **Kim Sin-jin** — South Korean footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Sin-jin))
- **1997** — **Josh Hines-Allen** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hines-Allen))
- **1997** — **Leo Howard** — American actor and martial artist ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Howard))
- **1995** — **Cody Bellinger** — American baseball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Bellinger))
- **1995** — **Dante Exum** — Australian basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dant%C3%A9_Exum))

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## Notable deaths on July 13

- **2025** — **Muhammadu Buhari** — Nigerian general and politician, 7th & 15th President of Nigeria (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari))
- **2024** — **Shannen Doherty** — American actress (born 1971) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannen_Doherty))
- **2024** — **Ruth Hesse** — German opera singer (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Hesse))
- **2024** — **Richard Simmons** — American fitness personality and public figure (born 1948) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simmons))
- **2024** — **Chino Trinidad** — Filipino sports journalist and executive (born 1967) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_Trinidad))
- **2024** — **Thomas Matthew Crooks** — American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crooks))
- **2024** — **Naomi Pomeroy** — American chef and restaurateur (born 1974) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Pomeroy))
- **2020** — **Grant Imahara** — American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (born 1970) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara))
- **2020** — **Zindzi Mandela** — South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (born 1960) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zindzi_Mandela))
- **2017** — **Liu Xiaobo** — Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (born 1955) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo))

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