In the present day is Sunday, July 13, the 194th day of 2024. There are 171 days left within the yr.
In the present day in historical past:
On July 13, 1985, the “Stay Support” profit rock live shows had been held concurrently in London and Philadelphia, elevating tens of millions for famine reduction in Ethiopia.
Additionally on this date:
In 1793, French politician, doctor and journalist Jean-Paul Marat was assassinated by Charlotte Corday, who stabbed him to loss of life in his tub.
In 1863, lethal rioting towards the Civil Battle army draft erupted in New York Metropolis. (The rebel was put down three days later.)
In 1923, an indication consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out “HOLLYWOODLAND” was devoted within the Hollywood Hills to advertise a subdivision (the final 4 letters had been eliminated in 1949).
In 1930, the primary FIFA World Cup started in Uruguay.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy received the Democratic presidential nomination on the primary poll at his occasion’s conference in Los Angeles.
In 1973, former presidential aide Alexander P. Butterfield revealed to Senate Watergate Committee employees members the existence of President Richard Nixon’s secret White Home taping system.
In 1999, Angel Maturino Resendiz, suspected of being the “Railroad Killer,” surrendered in El Paso, Texas.
In 2013, a jury in Florida cleared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all prices within the taking pictures of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed livid debate over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
In 2018, a grand jury indictment, sought by particular counsel Robert Mueller, alleged that the Russian authorities was behind a sweeping conspiracy to intervene within the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
In 2020, Washington’s NFL franchise dropped the “Redskins” title and emblem amid stress from sponsors; the transfer adopted many years of criticism that the title and emblem had been offensive to Native Individuals. (The workforce was finally renamed the Commanders.)
In the present day’s Birthdays:
- Recreation present announcer Johnny Gilbert (TV: “Jeopardy!”) is 97.
- Creator and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is 91.
- Actor Patrick Stewart is 85.
- Actor Harrison Ford is 83.
- Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) is 83.
- Rubik’s Dice inventor Erno Rubik is 81.
- Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 79.
- Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid is 77.
- Actor Didi Conn is 74.
- Actor Gil Birmingham is 72.
- Singer Louise Mandrell is 71.
- Former boxing champion Michael Spinks is 69.
- Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 68.
- Comic Tom Kenny is 63.
- Actor Ken Jeong is 56.
- Singer Deborah Cox is 51.
- Actor Aya Money is 43.
- Former St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is 43.
- Actor Colton Haynes is 37.
- Actor Steven R. McQueen is 37.
- Soul singer Leon Bridges is 36.
- Actor Hayley Erin (TV: “Common Hospital”) is 31.
