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July 13th


- Christian Feast Day:
- Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Bahá'í calendar. (Bahá'í Faith)
- Statehood Day (Montenegro)
- The last day of Naadam (Mongolia)

July 13th


- 1990 - An earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan results in the greatest number of fatalities in a mountaineering accident in High Asian mountains when an avalanche kills 43 climbers in Camp I on Pik Lenina (Lenin Peak).
- 1985 - The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Sydney and Moscow.
- 1985 - United States Vice President George H.W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
- 1977 - New York City, amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences a blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to wide-spread fires and looting.
- 1973 - Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the Nixon tapes to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in.
- 1941 - World War II: Montenegrins start a popular uprising against the Axis Powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak).
- 1923 - The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in .
- 1919 - The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
- 1878 - Treaty of Berlin: the European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman empire.
- 1863 - New York Draft Riots: in New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
- 1854 - In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
- 1830 - The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.
- 1794 - The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
- 1787 - The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
- 1643 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down – In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
- 1573 - Eighty Years' War: the Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
- 1558 - Battle of Gravelines: in France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
- 1260 - the Livonian Order suffered its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.

July 13th


- 1997 - Leo Howard, American actor
- 1994 - Hayley Erin, American actress
- 1994 - Ridge Canipe, American actor
- 1992 - Dylan Patton, American actor
- 1992 - Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer
- 1990 - Matt Weinberg, American actor
- 1989 - Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
- 1988 - Steven R. McQueen, American actor
- 1987 - Tulisa Contostavlos, British singer (N-Dubz)
- 1985 - Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
- 1984 - Ida Maria, Norwegian singer
- 1983 - Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdler
- 1983 - Kristof Beyens, Belgian sprinter
- 1982 - Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)
- 1982 - Joost van den Broek, Dutch keyboard player (After Forever)
- 1982 - Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
- 1982 - Simon Clist, English footballer
- 1982 - Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1982 - Dominic Isaacs, South African footballer
- 1982 - Nick Kenny, Australian Rugby League player
- 1981 - Ágnes Kovács, Hungarian swimmer
- 1981 - Mirco Lorenzetto, Italian cyclist
- 1981 - Ineta Radevi?a, Latvian athlete
- 1979 - Lucinda Ruh, Swiss figure skater
- 1979 - Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
- 1978 - Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
- 1977 - Ashley Scott, American actress
- 1976 - Al Santos, American model and actor
- 1976 - Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 - Danni Boatwright, American model, sportscaster, and reality show contestant
- 1974 - Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer
- 1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
- 1973 - Ariel Silvio Zárate, Argentine footballer
- 1972 - Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler
- 1970 - Barry Pinches, English snooker player
- 1969 - Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
- 1969 - Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan politician and political scientist
- 1969 - Barney Greenway, British vocalist (Napalm Death)
- 1968 - Robert Gant, American actor
- 1968 - Christian Taylor, British screenwriter
- 1967 - Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
- 1967 - Dean Barnett, American blogger (d. 2008)
- 1966 - Gerald Levert, American R&B singer (d. 2006)
- 1966 - Natalia Luis-Bassa, Venezuelan conductor
- 1966 - Gil Birmingham, American actor
- 1963 - Neal Foulds, English snooker player
- 1963 - Spud Webb, American basketball player
- 1962 - Tom Kenny, American voice actor
- 1962 - Rhonda Vincent, American singer
- 1961 - Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
- 1961 - Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
- 1960 - Ian Hislop, British writer and editor
- 1960 - Robert Abraham, American football player
- 1959 - Richard Leman, English field hockey player
- 1957 - Thierry Boutsen, Belgian racing driver
- 1957 - Cameron Crowe, American film director
- 1957 - Phil Margera, American TV personality, father of Jess and Bam Margera
- 1956 - Claude Giroux, Canadian midget wrestler
- 1956 - Michael Spinks, American boxer
- 1956 - Frank Dux, American martial artist and fight choreographer
- 1954 - Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer
- 1954 - Rick Chartraw, American ice hockey player
- 1954 - Louise Mandrell, American country music singer
- 1954 - David Thompson, American basketball player
- 1953 - Mila Mulroney, Yugoslavian-born former First Lady of Canada
- 1951 - Rob Bishop, American politician
- 1951 - Didi Conn, American actress
- 1950 - George Nelson, American astronaut
- 1950 - Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician and statesman
- 1948 - Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter
- 1948 - Tony Kornheiser, American sports journalist
- 1948 - Daphne Maxwell Reid, American actress
- 1946 - Cheech Marin, American actor
- 1944 - Ern? Rubik, Hungarian inventor
- 1942 - Harrison Ford, American actor
- 1942 - Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds)
- 1941 - Robert Forster, American actor
- 1941 - Jacques Perrin, French actor and filmmaker
- 1940 - Patrick Stewart, English actor
- 1936 - Albert Ayler, American jazz saxophonist and singer (d. 1970)
- 1935 - Jack Kemp, American football player and politician (d. 2009)
- 1935 - Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist
- 1934 - Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate
- 1934 - Aleksei Yeliseyev, Soviet cosmonaut
- 1934 - Gordon Lee, English footballer and manager
- 1933 - Patsy Byrne, English actress
- 1932 - Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist
- 1931 - Frank Ramsey, American basketball player
- 1930 - Naomi Shemer, Israeli songwriter (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Sofia Muratova, Soviet gymnast (d. 2006)
- 1928 - Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (d. 2000)
- 1928 - Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1928 - Leroy Vinnegar, American jazz bassist
- 1927 - Simone Veil, French politician
- 1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian tenor
- 1924 - Michel Constantin, French film actor (d. 2003)
- 1924 - Johnny Gilbert, American game show announcer
- 1922 - Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
- 1922 - Anker Jřrgensen, Danish politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1921 - Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (d. 1999)
- 1921 - Friedrich Peter, Austrian politician (d. 2005)
- 1921 - Git Gay, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007)
- 1920 - Bill Towers, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1918 - Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)
- 1913 - Dave Garroway, American television host (d. 1982)
- 1913 - Mćrsk Mc-Kinney Mřller, Danish shipping magnate
- 1905 - Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino military leader (d. 1990)
- 1903 - Kenneth Clark, English art historian (d. 1983)
- 1901 - Eric Portman, English stage and film actor (d. 1969)
- 1900 - George Lewis, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1969)
- 1898 - Julius Schreck, German Nazi party official (d. 1936)
- 1896 - Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (d. 1992)
- 1895 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1894 - Isaac Babel, Soviet writer (d. 1940)
- 1889 - Louise Mountbatten, German-born consort of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (d. 1965)
- 1864 - John Jacob Astor IV, American entrepreneur (d. 1912)
- 1859 - Sidney Webb, British socialist (d. 1947)
- 1858 - Stewart Culin, American ethnographer (d. 1929)
- 1841 - Otto Wagner, Austrian architect (d. 1918)
- 1821 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate cavalry officer (d. 1877)
- 1798 - Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia), German-born consort of Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1860)
- 1793 - John Clare, English poet (d. 1864)
- 1776 - Caroline of Baden, consort of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1841)
- 1770 - Alexander Balashov, Russian general (d. 1837)
- 1745 - Robert Calder, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1818)
- 1608 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)
- 1607 - Václav Hollar, Bohemian-born English etcher (d. 1677)
- 1590 - Pope Clement X (d. 1676)
- 1579 - Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)
- 1527 - John Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)
- 40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (d. 93)
- -100 - Julius Caesar, Roman military leader and politician (d. 44 BC)