Page 7: Historical Events In August - 13

1971  King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37 on August - 13.   

1972  George Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78 on August - 13.   

1973  Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75 on August - 13.   

1974  The last United States troops leave Vietnam on this day in history.   

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  First test glide of the shuttle on August - 13.   

1977  On this day in history henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies   

1979  On August - 13 lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit   

1980  On August - 13 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 this day in history charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70   

1984  Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 on August - 13.   

1985  Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1986  Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies on August - 13.   

1987  On August - 13 vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72   

1988  On August - 13 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  US space shuttle STS-28 lands on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS   

1990  Jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65   

1992  On this day in history bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40   

1994  Manfred Worner, German general/sec-gen of NATO (1988-94), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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  Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test on this day in history.   

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 August - 13.   

2017  99th PGA Championship: Justin Thomas wins his first major by 2 shots with a three-under 68 at Quail Hollow, North Carolina on August - 13.   

2017  On August - 13 gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed   

2017  On this day in history grace Mugable, wife of the President of Zimbabwe, accused of assault in Johannesburg, South Africa   

2018  On this day in history ugandan politician and pop singer Bobi Wine arrested by the Ugandan army at a campaign rally in Arua and later allegedly tortured   

2019  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 on this day in history.   

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0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on August - 13.   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.   

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.   

1584  On August - 13 birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.   

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on August - 13.   

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on this day in history.   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.   

1134  On August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.   

1278  On this day in history daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65   

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.