Historical Events In August - 13

1971  On August - 13 king Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37  

1972  George Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75  

1974  The last United States troops leave Vietnam on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies  

1976  On August - 13 an HU-16 Albatross, the Navy's last operational seaplane made its final water landing in Pensacola Bay  

1977  On this day in history first test glide of the shuttle  

1977  Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies on this day in history.  

1979  Lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit on August - 13.  

1980  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 on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70  

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  Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies on August - 13.  

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 August - 13 uS beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup  

1988  On August - 13 otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88  

1989  On this day in history 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  Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1992  On August - 13 bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40  

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

1995  Alison Hargreaves, mountaineer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1996  Antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

2012  Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test on this day in history.  

2014  Israeli and Palestinian cease fire agreed to on August 8 is extended for another 120 hours to provide time for further negotiations on August - 13.  

2017  On August - 13 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 this day in history.  

2017  On August - 13 gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed  

2017  On this day in history grace Mugable, wife of the President of Zimbabwe, accused of assault in Johannesburg, South Africa  

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  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 on August - 13.  

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0582  On August - 13 birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)  

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.  

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.  

1584  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)  

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.  

1625  On this day in history 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  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on August - 13.  

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on this day in history.  

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

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

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.