On This Day: 13 July

13 July in Indian history

• 2011Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.India
• 1830The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.India

13 July in world history

• 2020After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.
• 2014Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal in the extra time.
• 2008Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
• 2003French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal.
• 1992Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland.
• 1985Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
• 1985The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
• 1977Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
• 1973Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system in the Oval Office.
• 1951Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
• 1942World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
• 1878Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1863Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in the American Civil War.
• 1831Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law, is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
• 1814The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
• 1643English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire.

Born on 13 July

• 2004Nihal Sarin, Indian Chess GrandmasterIndia
• 1989Leon Bridges, American soul singer, songwriter and record producer
• 1982Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1974Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1959Fuziah Salleh, Malaysian politician
• 1841Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (died 1918)

Died on 13 July

• 2013Ottavio Quattrocchi, Italian businessman (born 1938)
• 2010Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and composer (born 1931)India
• 1807Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian cardinal, pretender to the British throne and last member of the House of Stuart (born 1725)
• 815Wu Yuanheng, Chinese poet and politician (born 758)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 13 July in history?

2020: After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death. 2014: Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal in the extra time. 2011: Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. 2008: Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.

What happened on 13 July in Indian history?

2011: Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. 1830: The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.

Which famous people were born on 13 July?

Nihal Sarin, Indian Chess Grandmaster (2004); Leon Bridges, American soul singer, songwriter and record producer (1989); Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player (1982); Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (1974).

Which day is observed on 13 July?

Statehood Day (Montenegro); Kashmir Martyrs' Day (Pakistan).