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Thursday, 04 December 2025
1971 King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37 on this day in history. 
1972 On this day in history george Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78
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 this day in history 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 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 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 August - 13.
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 On this day in history marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67
1986 On August - 13 helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies
1987 Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1988 Ronald J Dossenbach sets record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax in 13 days 15 hr 4 minutes on this day in history.
1988 US beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup on August - 13.
1988 On August - 13 otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88
1989 On August - 13 uS space shuttle STS-28 lands
1989 Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS on August - 13.
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 Bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40 on August - 13.
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 Antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86 on this day in history.
2012 On this day in history 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 More than 60 children reported to have died at Gorakhpur Hospital, India, prompting an investigation on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history 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 Grace Mugable, wife of the President of Zimbabwe, accused of assault in Johannesburg, South Africa on August - 13.
2018 Ugandan politician and pop singer Bobi Wine arrested by the Ugandan army at a campaign rally in Arua and later allegedly tortured on this day in history.
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.
