June 13

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on June 13. From 1900 until now. June 13 is under the sign of Gemini. Famous birthdays on this day include Chris Evans (actor) (1981), Mary-Kate Olsen (1986) and Ashley Olsen (1986). Several movies were released around June 13 over the years, such as The Gold Rush in 1925 directed by Charles Chaplin and Inherit the Wind in 1960 directed by Stanley Kramer.
But much more happened on June 13 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saint Ragnobert, martyr [GTZ: Lyon]
Saint Valericus, bishop [WTS (Bruges)]
Roman Empire ? Quinquatrus Minusculae held in honor of Minerva
Roman Empire ? seventh day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
USA ? World Children's Day
Saint Anthony of Padua), priest, confessor, Doctor of the Church [common; GTZ: Franciscans]
Saint Agricius, bishop of Sens, confessor [GTZ: Sens]
Saint Landoald, bishop, confessor [GTZ: Bruges]
Saint Leo III, pope [PCP (Paris)]
Saint Onuphrius, hermit, confessor [GTZ: Constance, Mainz]
Saint Valerian, bishop [WTS (Bruges)]
Saint Rambert
Blessed Odwin
Blessed Thomas Woodhouse, martyr
Blessed Damhnade, virgin [ Fermanagh]
Saint Felicola, virgin, martyr [GTZ: Cologne, Trier, Worms, France]
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Events

2019 Two oil tankers, one Norwegian and one Japanese, are damaged and abandoned after being attacked in the Gulf of Oman, with all crew members aboard both ships safely rescued. (BBC)
2018 Yemeni Civil War (2015–present): Battle of Hudaida (2018): Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
2017 2017 Bangladesh landslide: At least 134 people are dead and dozens are missing in landslides caused by days of heavy monsoonal rain in Bangladesh. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (AFP via the Star)
2016 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting: City officials in Orlando, Florida, continue to identify the bodies of the victims in yesterday's attack. So far, 33 of the reported 49 victims have been identified and their families notified. (City of Orlando)
2015 War in Afghanistan: The Taliban kill 20 policemen in an attack in Helmand, Afghanistan. (WTVM)
2014 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine: Arsen Avakov, Ukraine's Minister of the Interior, claims that Ukrainian forces have recaptured the port of Mariupol. (Reuters)
2013 Syrian civil war:: The United Nations estimates that the death toll was just under 93,000 as at the end of April. (New York Times)The United States establishes and concludes that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has used chemical weapons. (ABC News)
2012 A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
2011 2011 Jordanian protests: The motorcade of King Abdullah II of Jordan is attacked by bottles and stones thrown by protesters in Tafilah. (BBC) (The Guardian)
2010 Egyptian security forces beat protesters at a demonstration against human rights abuses in Egypt and an incident of police brutality that resulted in the death of a young man a week ago. (AP) (Los Angeles Times)
2009 New York-based theme park operator Six Flags files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with US$2.4 billion in debt.
2008 The Chamber of Deputies of Haiti rejects Robert Manuel, who was the second nominee for the post of prime minister after Jacques-Édouard Alexis resigned in April 2008. (AP via Google News)
2007 The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a third time.
2006 U.S. Supreme Court, in its decision of ''Hill v. McDonough'', allows challenge of constitutionality of lethal injection. (Chicago Tribune)
2005 A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.
2004 Results of Serbian presidential elections show expected lead of Tomislav Nikolic with 30.1% of votes, followed with Boris Tadic with 27.3%; but it comes as a surprise that Bogoljub Karic has 19.3% of votes, more than government's candidate Dragan Maršicanin with 13.3%. Second round will be held on Sunday 27 June. (cesid.org)
2003 The Iraqi oil pipeline near Baiji catches fire, following two explosions
2002 The United States of America withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
2000 Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
1998 In Portales, New Mexico, USA a meteorite penetrates a barn roof.
1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
1996 Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days
1995 New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, to go to their 1st Stanley Cup finals
1994 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract
1993 39th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan
1991 A spectator is killed by lightning at US Open Golf tournament
1990 Les Miserables, opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary
1989 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps LA Lakers in 4 games
1988 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Mark Davis (Padres) / Mike Krukow
1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel, and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina.
1986 US President Ronald Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency.
1985 In Auburn, Washington, police defuse a Unabomber bomb sent to Boeing.
1983 ''Pioneer 10'' becomes the first man-made object to leave the solar system.
1982 28th LPGA Championship won by Jan Stephenson
1981 39 Unification church couples wed in Germany
1980 Deborah Harry / Meat Loaf film, Roadie, premieres
1979 Madwoman of Central Park West opens at 22 Steps NYC for 86 performances
1978 Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from Lebanon.
1977 Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
1976 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi
1974 Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives
1971 17th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
1970 In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in the UK
1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins the Rolling Stones.
1967 You Only Live Twice premieres in US
1966 The US Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation. The adopted text: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you."
1965 19th Tony Awards: Subject Was Roses and Fiddler on the Roof win
1964 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55)
1963 Vostok 6 launched, pilot is 1st woman Cosmonaut
1962 Bob Newhart Show, last airs on NBC-TV
1961 Billy Barnes People opens at Royale Theater NYC for 8 performances
1960 Alley-Oop by Dyna-Sores peaks at #59
1959 Sammy Kaye Show, last airs on ABC-TV
1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California
1957 Mayflower II from Plymouth, England, reaches Plymouth, Massachusetts
1956 Shangri-La opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 21 performances
1955 Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans, France.
1954 Cornerstone of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, laid in Bronx
1953 53rd US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania
1952 Soviet fighters shoot Swedish Dakota down over East Sea, kills 8
1951 UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
1950 South African parliament accept Groups Area Act
1946 King Umberto II of Italy abdicates
1945 Heerjansdam soccer team forms
1944 German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy
1942 FDR creates Office of War with Elmer Davis as head
1941 TASS, the official Soviet news agency, denies reports of tension between Germany and the Soviet Union.
1940 WWII: Paris is declared an open city.
1938 Jews injured and property destroyed in Przemyal Poland
1937 Stalin executes Rus officers Tuchachevski, Jakir, Putna and Uberevitch
1936 2nd Belgian government of Van Zealand forms
1935 Hammond scores his 100th hundred, 116 for Gloucs vs. Somerset
1934 Adolf Hitler and Mussolini meet in Venice, Italy; Mussolini later describes the German dictator as ''a silly little monkey''.
1933 German Secret State Police (Gestapo) established
1932 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
1931 63rd Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Twenty Grand wins in 2:29.6
1930 1st Nudist Colony opens
1927 Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to New York City
1925 57th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard American Flag wins in 2:16.8
1924 Bene Berak Palestine founded
1923 President Li of China abandons his residence because a warlord has commanded forces to surround the mansion and cut off its water and electric supplies, in order to force him to abandon his post.
1922 Longest attack of hiccups begins Charlie Osborne, 98 hiccupped over 435 million times before it stops, He dies 11 months after it stops
1920 Post Office says children could not be sent by parcel post
1918 Phillies and Cards tie 8-8 in 19 innings
1917 Germany bombs London
1914 28th US Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Marie Wagner (62 16 61)
1913 45th Belmont: Roscoe Troxler aboard Prince Eugene wins in 2:18
1912 Captain Albert Berry made the 1st parachute jump from an airplane
1910 William D Crum, a South Carolina physician, appointed minister to Liberia.
1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1905 New York Giants Christy Mathewson second no-hitter, beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0.
1902 Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland
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