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

1974  On this day in history the last United States troops leave Vietnam   

1974  Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies on August - 13.   

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

1977  On August - 13 first test glide of the shuttle   

1977  On this day in history henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies   

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

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 August - 13.   

1982  On August - 13 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 this day in history.   

1985  On August - 13 marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67   

1986  Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1988  US beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88   

1989  US space shuttle STS-28 lands on August - 13.   

1989  Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS on August - 13.   

1990  Jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history manfred Worner, German general/sec-gen of NATO (1988-94), dies at 59   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

2017  More than 60 children reported to have died at Gorakhpur Hospital, India, prompting an investigation on August - 13.   

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  On this day in history gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1422  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  On August - 13 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 this day in history 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 August - 13.   

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

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on this day in history.   

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