Historical Events In August - 13
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1971 King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37 on August - 13.
1972 On August - 13 george Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78
1973 Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history an HU-16 Albatross, the Navy's last operational seaplane made its final water landing in Pensacola Bay
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 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 this day in history.
1982 Charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70 on this day in history.
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 Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies on August - 13.
1987 On this day in history vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72
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 On this day in history uS beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988 On August - 13 otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88
1989 On this day in history uS space shuttle STS-28 lands
1989 On August - 13 tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS
1990 On August - 13 jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86
1991 Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 on August - 13.
1992 Bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40 on August - 13.
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 August - 13.
1996 On this day in history antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86
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 On August - 13 more than 60 children reported to have died at Gorakhpur Hospital, India, prompting an investigation
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 Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed on August - 13.
2017 Grace Mugable, wife of the President of Zimbabwe, accused of assault in Johannesburg, South Africa on August - 13.
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.