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 August - 13.   

1974  Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies on August - 13.   

1976  On August - 13 an HU-16 Albatross, the Navy's last operational seaplane made its final water landing in Pensacola Bay   

1977  On August - 13 first test glide of the shuttle   

1977  On August - 13 henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies   

1979  Lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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  Charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1984  Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1987  Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1988  Ronald J Dossenbach sets record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax in 13 days 15 hr 4 minutes on this day in history.   

1988  US beats Jamaicia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup on August - 13.   

1988  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86   

1991  Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1992  Bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1996  Antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

2012  Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test on this day in history.   

2014  On this day in history israeli and Palestinian cease fire agreed to on August 8 is extended for another 120 hours to provide time for further negotiations   

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

2017  On August - 13 grace Mugable, wife of the President of Zimbabwe, accused of assault in Johannesburg, South Africa   

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

2019  On August - 13 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.   

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0582  On August - 13 birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.   

1422  On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

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

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)   

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 this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

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

1278  On August - 13 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 this day in history.