A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
July 13: Day of the Week
July 13, 2024 is the 195th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 171 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 13 Historical Event(s)
1573
Eighty Years’ War: the Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
1793
Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
1814
The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
1919
The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
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 1949.
1941
World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis Powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak), the first in Axis-controlled countries.
1962
In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
1973
Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the “Nixon tapes” to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break in.
1985
The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Sydney and Moscow.
2008
War in Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attack NATO troops near the village of Wanat in the Waygal district in Afghanistan’s far eastern province of Nuristan.
Who were born on July 13?
1946
Cheech Marin, American actor
1948
Tony Kornheiser, American sports journalist
1950
George Nelson, American astronaut
1954
Rick Chartraw, American ice hockey player
1967
Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
1969
Barney Greenway, British vocalist (Napalm Death)
1972
Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler
1976
Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
1979
Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player
1994
Ridge Canipe, American actor
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