Page 7: Historical Events In August - 13

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  On this day in history ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75   

1974  On this day in history the last United States troops leave Vietnam   

1974  On this day in history hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies   

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

1977  On this day in history 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 August - 13.   

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 August - 13.   

1982  On August - 13 charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70   

1984  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies   

1987  On this day in history vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72   

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

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

1988  Otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88 on August - 13.   

1989  US space shuttle STS-28 lands on August - 13.   

1989  Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS on this day in history.   

1990  Jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86 on August - 13.   

1991  Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 on August - 13.   

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  On this day in history alison Hargreaves, mountaineer, dies at 33   

1996  Antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, soldier/polititican, dies at 86 on August - 13.   

2012  Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test on August - 13.   

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  More than 60 children reported to have died at Gorakhpur Hospital, India, prompting an investigation on this day in history.   

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 August - 13.   

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

1311  On August - 13 birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)   

1422  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)   

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

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on August - 13.   

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  On this day in history zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29   

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

1191  On August - 13 philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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.