French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. Date: July 13, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: July 13, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅…
Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board. Date: July 13, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. Date: July 13, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. Date: July 13, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan. Date: July 13, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1–0 after extra time. Date: July 13, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May. Date: July 13, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru in California, where she had drowned. Date: July 13, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former president of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Date: July 13, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)