Historical Events In August - 13

1971  On this day in history king Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37   

1972  George Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78 on August - 13.   

1973  On August - 13 ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75   

1974  The last United States troops leave Vietnam on August - 13.   

1974  On August - 13 hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies   

1976  On this day in history an HU-16 Albatross, the Navy's last operational seaplane made its final water landing in Pensacola Bay   

1977  First test glide of the shuttle on this day in history.   

1977  On August - 13 henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies   

1979  Lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history joseph MacInnis oceanographer discovers sunken barque HMS 'Breadalbane,' crushed by ice and sunk at Beechey Island NWT, Aug. 21, 1853; Scottish ship well preserved by extreme cold; sonar shows some sails and rigging intact; world's northernmost found shipwreck.   

1982  Charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1984  Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 on August - 13.   

1985  Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67 on August - 13.   

1986  On August - 13 helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies   

1987  Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72 on August - 13.   

1988  On August - 13 ronald J Dossenbach sets record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax in 13 days 15 hr 4 minutes.   

1988  On this day in history uS beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup   

1988  Otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1989  On August - 13 uS space shuttle STS-28 lands   

1989  On this day in history tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS   

1990  On August - 13 jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86   

1991  On this day in history jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65   

1992  Bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1994  Manfred Worner, German general/sec-gen of NATO (1988-94), dies at 59 on August - 13.   

1995  On this day in history alison Hargreaves, mountaineer, dies at 33   

1996  On this day in history antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86   

2012  On August - 13 nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test   

2014  Israeli and Palestinian cease fire agreed to on August 8 is extended for another 120 hours to provide time for further negotiations on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history more than 60 children reported to have died at Gorakhpur Hospital, India, prompting an investigation   

2017  99th PGA Championship: Justin Thomas wins his first major by 2 shots with a three-under 68 at Quail Hollow, North Carolina on August - 13.   

2017  Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed on August - 13.   

2017  Grace Mugable, wife of the President of Zimbabwe, accused of assault in Johannesburg, South Africa on this day in history.   

2018  On August - 13 ugandan politician and pop singer Bobi Wine arrested by the Ugandan army at a campaign rally in Arua and later allegedly tortured   

2019  On August - 13 the main yield curve for U.S. Treasury bonds inverts, as the yield rate for 2-year bonds rises higher than the yield rate for 10-year bonds.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on August - 13.   

1311  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)   

1422  On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  On August - 13 birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.   

1625  On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)   

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on August - 13.   

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.   

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.   

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.   

1382  On this day in history death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)