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July 13: Day of the Week
July 13, 2024 was the 195th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 171 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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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.
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.
1794
The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
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.
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.
1905
The verdict in the six-month long Smarthavicharam trial of Kuriyedath Thathri is pronounced, leading to the excommunication of 65 men of various castes.
1977
New York City, amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences a blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
1985
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.
2003
French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Ingrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
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?
1910
Loren Pope, American writer (d. 2008)
1935
Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist
1950
Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician and statesman
1957
Thierry Boutsen, Belgian racing driver
1961
Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
1962
Rhonda Vincent, American singer
1972
Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler
1973
Ariel Silvio Zárate, Argentine footballer
1982
Nick Kenny, Australian Rugby League player
1982
Simon Clist, English footballer
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