Page 7: Historical Events In August - 13

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

1972  On August - 13 george Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78   

1973  Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75 on August - 13.   

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

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

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

1977  First test glide of the shuttle on August - 13.   

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

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  On August - 13 charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70   

1984  On August - 13 clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92   

1985  Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1987  On this day in history vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72   

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

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 this day in history uS space shuttle STS-28 lands   

1989  Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS on this day in history.   

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

1991  Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 on August - 13.   

1992  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 alison Hargreaves, mountaineer, dies at 33   

1996  On August - 13 antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86   

2012  Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test on August - 13.   

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  More than 60 children reported to have died at Gorakhpur Hospital, India, prompting an investigation on this day in history.   

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

2017  Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed on this day in history.   

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

2018  On this day in history ugandan politician and pop singer Bobi Wine arrested by the Ugandan army at a campaign rally in Arua and later allegedly tortured   

2019  On this day in history 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.   

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.   

1422  On this day in history birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

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  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.   

0586  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

0587  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1134  On August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  On August - 13 philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1278  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65   

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.