Historical Events In August - 13

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

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  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  First test glide of the shuttle on August - 13.  

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

1979  On this day in history lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit  

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 this day in history clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92  

1985  On August - 13 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  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 this day in history.  

1988  US beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup on August - 13.  

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

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

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

1990  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 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 August - 13.  

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

1311  On August - 13 birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)  

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on August - 13.  

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

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)  

0586  On this day in history death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on August - 13.  

0662  On August - 13 maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies  

0900  On August - 13 zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies  

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

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

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