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July 13

A look at July 13 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Alberto Ascari and 1841, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2014

    Germany national football team

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

    Men's association football team
  2. 2013

    Typhoon Soulik (2013)

    Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.

    Pacific typhoon in 2013
  3. 2003

    Directorate General for External Security

    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.

    France's external intelligence agency
  4. 1977

    Somalia

    Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.

    Country in the Horn
  5. 1973

    Watergate scandal

    Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.

    1970s political scandal in
  6. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth of July Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  7. 1930

    1930 FIFA World Cup

    The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay.

    Association football tournament in
  8. 1794

    Battle of Trippstadt

    The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins.

    1794 military action during
  9. 1643

    English Civil War

    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.

    Series of wars in
  10. 1586

    Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

    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.

    War between the kingdoms
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Famous birthday twins

Born on July 13

Alberto Ascari

b. 1918

Italian race car driver

1841

b. 1851

French anarchist, cartomancer and spiritualist

Stan Coveleski

b. 1889

American baseball player

Jurelang Zedkaia

b. 1950

Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands

Patrick Stewart

b. 1940

English actor, director, and producer

Ma Ying-jeou

b. 1950

Hong Kong-Taiwanese commander and politician, 12th President of the Republic of China

Wole Soyinka

b. 1934

Nigerian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

Dorothy Round

b. 1908

English tennis player

Deaths

  • 2017Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist
  • 2014Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1954Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator
  • 1399Peter Parler, German architect, designed St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge
  • 1105Rashi, French rabbi and commentator
  • 716Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Chinese emperor

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih
  • —Christian feast day: Abel of Tacla Haimonot (Coptic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Clelia Barbieri
  • —Christian feast day: Conrad Weiser (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Eugenius of Carthage
  • —Christian feast day: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
  • —Christian feast day: Jacobus de Voragine
  • —Christian feast day: Mildrith of Thanet

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