13 July - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on July 13, the day number in a year is 194 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 195. July 13 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
July 13 in History - Top Historical Events
Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
1260 | The Livonian Order suffered its greatest defeat in the 13thcentury in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. |
1534 | The Ottoman army captured Tabriz in northwestern Persia. |
1645 | Aleksei Romanov became the ruler of Russia, replacing his father Michael. |
1700 | The Russian-Turkish War took place after the Treaty of Constantinople established peace. |
1771 | The famous British navigator James Cook's historic journey to Earth's southern hemisphere ended after three years. |
1772 | Captain James Cook embarked on his second voyage to the South Sea. |
1787 | The Congress of the United States ratified the Northwest Ordinance governing the rules for the Northwest Territory. |
1793 | Charlotte Corday assassinated Jean-Paul Marat, a leader in boththe French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, in his bathtub. |
1813 | Italy's National Military Police "Carbineri " was established by Victor Emmanuel I as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia. |
1814 | The Carabinieri, the national military police of Italy, wasfounded by Victor Emmanuel I as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia. |
1814 | Italy's National Military Police Carbineri was established by Victor Emmanuel as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia. |
1830 | The Scottish Church College, the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in India, was founded as the General Assembly's Institution. |
1830 | Scottish Church College, the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in India, was founded as the General Assembly's Institution. |
1830 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Alexander Duff started Scottish Church College with five students. |
1832 | Henry Schoolcroft discovered the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota. |
1863 | Three days of rioting began in New York City by opponents ofnew laws passed by the United States Congress to draft men to fight inthe ongoing American Civil War. |
1871 | The world's first championship cat show at Crystal Palace London was hosted by Harrison Ware. |
1878 | At the conclusion of the Congress of Berlin, the major powersin Europe signed the Treaty of Berlin, redrawing the map of the Balkans. |
1882 | 200 people died as the train derailed in Russia. |
1905 | The Bengali weekly Sanjeevani suggested burning Holi of British goods for the first time. |
1918 | The Japanese warship exploded in the Gulf of Tokayam. In which 500 people died. |
1923 | The Hollywoodland Sign was officially dedicated as anadvertisement for a new housing development in the hills aboveHollywood, California. |
1923 | \ 'Hollywood \' was written to promote land prices near Mount Hills in the California city of Los Angeles. 1929 |
1925 | Walt Disney married Lillian Bounds in the city of Idaho. |
1932 | The British and French government negotiated a settlement in Lausanne. |
1941 | The Communist Party of Yugoslavia initiated a general andpopular uprising against Italian occupation forces in Montenegro thatwas suppressed within six weeks. |
1954 | The United States, Britain and France agreed to the partition of Vietnam in Geneva. |
1962 | In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet. |
1974 | India played their first ODI against England at Headingley. |
1977 | Ethiopia and Somalia went to war over the disputed Ogadenregion in eastern Ethiopia. |
1977 | Public honors like Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan etc. were withdrawn during the Emergency. |
1982 | 53rd All Star Baseball Game has been over. NL wins 4-1. The game was played at Olympic Stadium, Montreal. |
1987 | Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, has been thrown out by Federal judge. He used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials. |
1992 | Yitzhak Rabin became the Prime Minister of Israel. |
2000 | The US and Vietnam signed large trade contracts. |
2003 | French DGSE personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombianpolitician Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia, causing a political scandal when details were leaked to thepress six days later. |
2008 | War in Afghanistan-Taliban guerrillas attacked NATO troopsnear the village of Wanat in the Waygal district in Afghanistan's fareastern province of Nuristan. |
2009 | She Wolf Shakira made her eighth album debut. |
2010 | On January, 2011 the European Union announced that Estonia will be the seventeenth member of the Euro. The members of the Euro are increasing day by day. |
2011 | Two studies of the researchers revealed that the antiretroviral drugs which are prescribed to for the treatment of AIDS can also be used to prevent HIV infections. |
2011 | Norman Moore, the senior politician has requested Western Australia to consider secession over carbon tax and Minerals Resource Rent Tax. |
2011 | Three coordinated bombings across Mumbai, India, killed 26 victims and injured 130 more. |
2011 | The country's financial capital, Mumbai, was rocked by triple blasts. The blasts took place at Jhaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dadar in Mumbai. |
2012 | 7.6 percent is the lowest economic growth found in three years by the People’s Republic of China. This has been experienced recently. |
2012 | A drought that spread through the United States of America leads to over 1000 counties. This has been declared as natural disaster natural disaster areas. |
2013 | A boat that was carrying asylum seekers was capsized in the north of Christmas Island. 88 people were rescued by Australian authorities and 9 people were feared dead. |
2014 | The second cargo rocket to the International Space Station has been launched by Orbital Sciences Corp. There has been contracts Orbital and competitor Space X for space supply delivery. |
2014 | The calls from political opponents for the impeachment of USA President Barack Obama has been rejected by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee as it did not find any ground for impeachment. |
2016 | Theresa May was elected Prime Minister by the United Kingdom's Conservative Party MPs. |
Famous Birthdays of July 13:
Year | Name / Profession / Country |
1922 | Anker Jørgensen / Politician / Denmark |
1892 | Léo-Pol Morin / Composer / Canada |
1993 | Daniel Bentley / Footballer / United Kingdom |
1988 | Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes / Footballer / Italy |
1979 | Jonathan Goulet / Martial Artist / Canada |
1965 | Eileen Ivers / Fiddler / United States of America |
1939 | Lambert Jackson Woodburne / Admiral / South Africa |
1527 | John Dee / Astronomer / United Kingdom |
1969 | Oles Buzina / Journalist / Ukraine |
1821 | Nathan Bedford Forrest / General / United States of America |
1944 | Pu Zoramthanga / Politician / India |
1884 | Yrjö Saarela / Wrestler / Finland |
1975 | Mariada Pieridi / Singer / Cyprus |
1979 | Fernando Salazar / Footballer / Mexico |
1926 | Robert H. Justman / Producer / United States of America |
1961 | Khalid Mahmood / Politician / United Kingdom |
1932 | Hubert Reeves / Author / France |
1922 | Louis R. Harlan / Academic / United States of America |
1986 | Pierrick Lilliu / Singer / France |
1981 | Sigurd Hole / Musician / Norway |
1934 | Aleksei Yeliseyev / Engineer / Russia |
1985 | Guillermo Ochoa / Footballer / Mexico |
1478 | Giulio d'Este / King / Italy |
1964 | Paul Thorn / Writer / United States of America |
1930 | Sam Greenlee / Poet / United States of America |
1863 | Margaret Murray / Archaeologist / Britain |
1937 | Ghillean Prance / Botanist / United Kingdom |
1982 | Yadier Molina / Baseball Player / United States of America |
1928 | Bob Crane / Actor / United States of America |
1977 | Chris Horn / Footballer / United States of America |
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Read in Hindi : 13 जुलाई की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं