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On July 13, 1174: William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.

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Featured moment · 1174

William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.

William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough', reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign was the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603.

People

Born on July 13

Lamine Yamal 2007– Spanish footballer (born 2007)
Nihal Sarin 2004– Indian chess grandmaster (born 2004)
Wyatt Oleff 2003– American actor (born 2003)
Mason Teague 2003– Cook Islands international rugby league footballer
Deborah Medrado 2002– Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Kim Sin-jin 2001– South Korean footballer (born 2001)
Josh Hines-Allen 1997– American football player (born 1997)
Leo Howard 1997– American actor, director and martial artist
Cody Bellinger 1995– American baseball player (born 1995)
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Dante Exum 1995– Australian basketball player (born 1995)
Dan Bentley 1993– English footballer (born 1993)
Yebin 1993– South Korean singer (born 1997)
Rich the Kid 1992– American rapper (born 1992)
Elise Matthysen 1992– Belgian swimmer (born 1992)
Tyler Skaggs 1991– American baseball player (1991–2019)
Kieran Foran 1990– New Zealand international rugby league footballer (born 1990)
Eduardo Salvio 1990– Argentine footballer (born 1990)
Leon Bridges 1989– American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

People

Died on July 13

Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)
Shannen Doherty American actress (1971–2024)
Ruth Hesse German opera singer (1936–2024)
Richard Simmons American fitness instructor and television personality (1948–2024)
Chino Trinidad Filipino basketball sports journalist and league commissioner (1967–2024)
Thomas Matthew Crooks Attempted assassin of Donald Trump (2003–2024)
Naomi Pomeroy American chef (1974–2024)
Grant Imahara American engineer and TV host (1970–2020)
Zindzi Mandela South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020)
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Liu Xiaobo Chinese human rights activist (1955–2017)
Philipp Mißfelder German politician (1979–2015)
Martin Litchfield West British philologist and classical scholar (1937–2015)
Thomas Berger American writer (1924–2014)
Alfred de Grazia American political scientist
Nadine Gordimer South African writer (1923–2014)
Jeff Leiding American football player (1961–2014)
Lorin Maazel French and American conductor (1930–2014)
Leonard Garment American lawyer, public servant and jazz musician (1924-2013)

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Every July 13 on record

  1. 1174 William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.

    King of Alba from 1165 to 1214

    William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough', reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign was the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603.

  2. 1249 Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.

    Ceremony marking the investiture of a monarch

    A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special vows by the new monarch, the investing and presentation of regalia to them, and acts of homage by the new monarch's subjects. In certain Christian denominations, such as Lutheranism and Anglicanism, coronation is a religious rite.

  3. 1260 The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

    Branch of the Teutonic Order, 1237–1561

    The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, formed in 1237. From 1435 to 1561, it was a member of the "Livonian Confederation".

  4. 1402 Nanjing surrenders to Zhu Di without a fight, ending the Jingnan campaign. The Jianwen Emperor disappears and his family is incarcerated.

    Capital of Jiangsu, China

    Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu, East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 square kilometres (2,500 sq mi), and as of 2021 a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports.

  5. 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.

    Battle of the Italian War near Calais, France

    The Battle of Gravelines was fought on 13 July 1558 at Gravelines, near Calais, France. It occurred during the twelve-year war between France and Spain (1547–1559).

  6. 1573 Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
  7. 1586 Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria.
  8. 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.
  9. 1690 Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail West and launch a raid on the small English town of Teignmouth leaving it devastated.
  10. 1787 The Congress of the Confederation 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.
  11. 1794 The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins.
  12. 1814 The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
  13. 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.
  14. 1831 Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
  15. 1849 The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion began in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
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  1. 1854 In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
  2. 1863 American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history.
  3. 1878 Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
  4. 1913 The 1913 Romanian Army cholera outbreak during the Second Balkan War starts.
  5. 1919 The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
  6. 1930 The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay.
  7. 1941 World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth of July Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers.
  8. 1951 Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
  9. 1956 The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
  10. 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.
  11. 1973 Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
  12. 1977 Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
  13. 1977 Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil, New York City experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
  14. 1985 The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
  15. 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.

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