Summary of the Day ✨ 13 August (13/08)
Israel and the United Arab Emirates established formal diplomatic relations while a devastating truck bombing in Baghdad killed 76 people and wounded 212 others. Tragedy also struck as Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in a plane crash, Russian forces occupied Georgia’s Gori during the ongoing war, and 156 Congolese Tutsi refugees were massacred in Burundi.
Historical Events 📜
- 2020: Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
- 2015: At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 2014: A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
- 2008: Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
- 2004: One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
- 1990: A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwanese naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident.
- 1978: One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
- 1977: Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
- 1973: Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground.
- 1969: The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- 1968: Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
- 1967: Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana’s Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
- 1964: Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
- 1961: Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants’ attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday.
- 1960: The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
Famous Births 👶
- 2000: Na Jaemin, South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor
- 1999: Lennon Stella, Canadian singer and actress
- 1998: Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player
- 1996: Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
- 1994: Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1993: Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (died 2024)
- 1993: Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player
- 1992: Katrina Gorry, Australian football player
- 1992: Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
- 1992: Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer
- 1992: Taijuan Walker, American baseball player
- 1991: Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1991: Lesley Doig, Scottish lawn bowler
- 1990: DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player
- 1990: Benjamin Stambouli, French footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Richard Alatorre, American politician (born 1943)
- 2024: Wally Amos, American entrepreneur, founder of Famous Amos (born 1936)
- 2024: Sergio Donati, Italian screenwriter (born 1933)
- 2024: Greg Kihn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
- 2024: Frank Selvy, American basketball player and coach (born 1932)
- 2021: Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter (born 1953)
- 2018: Jim Neidhart, American wrestler (born 1955)
- 2016: Kenny Baker, English actor and musician (born 1934)
- 2016: Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian Hindu leader (born 1921)
- 2015: Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Interior (born 1952)
- 2015: Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1920)
- 2015: Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (born 1928)
- 2014: Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (born 1934)
- 2014: Eduardo Campos, Brazilian politician, 14th Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology (born 1965)
- 2014: Martino Finotto, Italian race car driver (born 1933)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
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Florence Nightingale, Octavia Hill (Lutheran Church) - Christian feast day:
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Jeremy Taylor (Anglican Communion) - Christian feast day:
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Blessed Marco d’Aviano - Christian feast day:
Maximus the Confessor - Christian feast day:
Nerses Glaietsi (Catholic Church)