Historical events on July 13
JULY 13, 1943
World War II: Operation Fustian, an Allied operation to capture the Primosole Bridge in Sicily, was launched.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JULY 13, 2013
Typhoon Soulik made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing at least 20 people.
Typhoon Soulik, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Huaning, was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Taiwan and East
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JULY 13, 2003
French Directorate-General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal.
The Directorate-General for External Security is France's foreign intelligence agency, equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA, established on 2
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JULY 13, 2020
After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.
Naya Marie Rivera was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee, in
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JULY 13, 1942
World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JULY 13, 1992
Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland.
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the
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JULY 13, 1260
Livonian Crusade: Samogitian forces defeated Teutonic knights and the Livonian Order at the Battle of Durbe.
The Livonian crusade consists of the various military Christianisation campaigns in medieval Livonia – modern Latvia and Estonia – during the Papal-sanctioned
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JULY 13, 1913
While on a campaign in Bulgaria, the Romanian Army suffered a cholera outbreak that led to around 1,600 deaths.
The Second Balkan War was a conflict that broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First
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JULY 13, 1831
Wallachian officials adopted the Regulamentul Organic, which engendered a period of reforms that provided for the westernization of the local society.
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south
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JULY 13, 1586
Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company repelled a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys at the Battle of Pantelleria.
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between the Habsburg Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never
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JULY 13, 1863
Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in the American Civil War.
The New York City draft riots, sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week,
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JULY 13, 1962
In an unprecedented reshuffle, British prime minister Harold Macmillan (pictured) dismissed seven members of his cabinet.
A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet, or
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JULY 13, 1973
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office.
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began
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JULY 13, 1643
English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire.
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the
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