In this article, we are providing Worldwide June 13th Events and June 13th Famous Birthdays of Important Personalities. You can also get information about Historical facts of Today in History on June 13 in the areas like military, Politics, Science, Music, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Births and Deaths and more information in our article. Many people want to know What is special about today. The Interesting Historical Facts that occurred around the world are mentioned. You can also find Today in History on June 13 in this article. This day in History important events are mentioned in below table.
Also see – June 12th in History & June 14th in History
What Happened Today in History on June 13?
June 13 | This Day In History | |
| 1415 | On an expedition to Africa, prince of Portugal, Henry the Navigator embarked. |
| 1777 | The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American colonies to help with their rebellion against the British. |
| 1789 | Ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. |
| 1825 | Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then then sold the rights for $400. |
| 1888 | The U.S. Congress created the Department of Labor. |
| 1898 | The Canadian Yukon Territory was organized. |
| 1912 | The first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi is made by Captain Albert Berry. |
| 1920 | The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post. |
| 1922 | The longest attack on hiccups was started by Charlie Osborne. |
| 1923 | A trade barrier was set by The French, between the occupied Ruhr and the rest of Germany |
| 1927 | -Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City. – For the first time, an American Flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty. |
| 1940 | Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city. |
| 1943 | German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured. |
| 1944 | – 10 of new V1 rockets against Britain from a position near the Channel coast were launched by Germany. Of the 10 rockets in Britain only 5 landed and only one managed to kill (6 people in London). – Marvin Camras patented the wire recorder. |
| 1949 | Bao Dai entered Saigon to rule Vietnam. He had been installed by the French. |
| 1951 | U.N. troops seized Pyongyang, North Korea. |
| 1966 | The landmark “Miranda v. Arizona” decision was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.. |
| 1967 | President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| 1971 | The New York Times began publishing the “Pentagon Papers”. The articles were a secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam. |
| 1978 | From Lebanon, Israelis withdrew the last of their invading forces. |
| 1983 | The unmanned U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system. It was launched in March 1972. The first up-close images of the planet Jupiter were provided by Pioneer 10. |
| 1988 | A cigarette manufacturer, The Liggett Group was found liable for a lung-cancer death. |
| 1989 | – U.S. President George H.W. Bush exercised his first Presidential veto on a bill dealing with minimum wage. |
| 1994 | A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, found Exxon Corp. and Captain Joseph Hazelwood to be reckless in the Exxon Valdez oil spill. |
| 1995 | Conduction of eight more nuclear tests in the South Pacific is announced by France. |
| 2000 | In Pyongyang, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il welcomed South Korea’s President Kim Dae for a three-day summit. It was the first such meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea. |
Famous Birthdays on June 13th
Now Let us move on to another Important topic, Today Famous Birthdays. The famous people who celebrate their Birthday on 13th June are listed in below table. The following table includes the celebrities like Actors, Actresses, Models, Authors, Singers, Athletes, Musicians, Rappers and Producers who born on June 13th in Chronological order. Read our article to know about Today Birthday celebrities in the World. Learn about famous people/celebrity birthdays today in our Article 13th June Famous Birthdays which are listed in below table. Find out which celebrity is blowing the birthday candles along with you on June 13.
Today Famous Birthdays | |
| 0040 | Gnaeus Julius Agricola – Roman general |
| 1786 | Winfield Scott – United States Army General |
| 1831 | James C. Maxwell – Scientist |
| 1865 | William Butler Yeats – Poet, dramatist |
| 1905 | Doc Cheatham – Musician |
| 1911 | Luis Walter Alvarez – Physicist, inventor |
| 1913 | Ralph Edwards – Radio and television host, television producer |
| 1916 | Mary Wickes (Mary Isabella Wickenhauser) – Actress |
| 1917 | Sy Zentner – Musician, bandleader |
| 1918 | Ben Johnson(Benjamin Sinclair “Ben” Johnson) – Sprinter |
| 1926 | Paul Lynde – Comedian, actor |
| 1932 | Bob McGrath – Actor (“Sesame Street”) |
| 1935 | Christo (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff) – Artist |
| 1939 | Siegfried – Magician (Siegfried & Roy) |
| 1940 | Bobby Freeman – Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| 1943 | Malcolm McDowell – Actor |
| 1949 | Dennis Locorriere – Musician (Dr. Hook) |
| 1951 | Jonathan Hogan – Actor |
| 1951 | Richard Thomas – Actor (“The Waltons”) |
| 1951 | Stellan Skarsgard – Actor |
| 1953 | Tim Allen – Comedian, actor (“Home “) |
| 1962 | Ally Sheedy – Actress |
| 1962 | Hannah Storm – Television host |
| 1963 | Bettina Bunge – Tennis player |
| 1968 | Deniece Pearson – Singer (Five Star) |
| 1969 | Jamie Walters – Actor, singer |
| 1974 | Steve-O – Actor |
| 1978 | Ethan Embry – Actor |
| 1983 | Sarah Schaub – Actress |
| 1986 | Kat Dennings Actress |
| 1986 | Ashley Olsen – Actress |
| 1986 | Mary-Kate Olsen – Actress |
What happened in India Today in History on June 13
Now we are providing the of what happened in India Today in History on June 13. Many events are occurred on this day in History. The Historical facts that are important and occurred in India on June 13th are listed below. The famous Historic events, famous people births and deaths that are occurred in India on June 13th are listed in below table. The list of Today in History of June 13 in the below table are listed in Chronological Order.
Today in History on June 13 | |
| 1997 | A fire in a New Delhi theater killed 60 and injured over 200 people in India. |
| 1998 | In Bihar state, India, Brij Bihari Prasad, a former state minister in the Rashtriya Janata Party, was killed along with his guard. |
| 1999 | India is accused by Pakistan of using chemical weapons in its Kashmir offensive, as India claimed to have captured a key mountain peak. |
| 2002 | In Whistler, British Columbia, G8 foreign ministers of the world’s leading nations backed a Middle East peace conference, vowed to keep up pressure on India and Pakistan to step back from the brink over Kashmir, and maintained a united front against terrorism as they wrapped up a two-day. |
| 2005 | From sunstroke and dehydration in northern India and neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh so far this summer, at least 275 people have died, as high temperatures sweep the region ahead of the monsoon said by the officials in India. |
| 2006 | Â Indian shares fell sharply, with the benchmark index tumbling 4.4% to its lowest point this year amid declines in global markets. |
| 2006 | After a truck crowded with wedding guests veered off a mountain road and plunged into a deep gorge in Uttaranchal state, Police in northern India village retrieved 48 bodies. |
| 2008 | Â In Indian-controlled Kashmir Islamic rebels ambushed an army vehicle and killed five Indian soldiers, including two senior officers. |
| 2009 | In India a rebellion by left-wing activists began against West Bengal state’s communist rulers. About 1,800 state and federal troops were deployed to quell the uprising. |
| 2012 | In southeast India at least 10 people were killed and several others seriously injured in an explosion at a steel factory in Andhra Pradesh state. |
