July 13
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1985
The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
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Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history.
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Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
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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.
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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.
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Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
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Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board.
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Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
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Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1–0 after extra time.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
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Former president of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
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2007Lamine Yamal, Spanish footballer
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2004Nihal Sarin, Indian Chess Grandmaster
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2003Wyatt Oleff, American actor
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2002Deborah Medrado, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
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2001Kim Sin-jin, South Korean footballer
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1997Josh Hines-Allen, American football player
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1997Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist
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1995Cody Bellinger, American baseball player
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1995Dante Exum, Australian basketball player
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1993Dan Bentley, English footballer
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1993Yebin, South Korean singer-songwriter and composer
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1992Rich the Kid, American rapper
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