Historical Events on June 13, Facts & Special Events On This Day

313

The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia.

1381

The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace.

1514

Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.

1525

Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.

1740

Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.

1774

Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.

1777

American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.

1805

Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

1881

The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.

1886

A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.

1893

Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.

1898

Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.

1917

World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.

1927

Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.

1944

World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.

1944

World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.

1944

World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.

1952

Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

1966

The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.

1967

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

1971

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.

1977

Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.

1981

At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

1982

Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.

1982

Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.

1983

Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.

1990

First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.

1994

A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.

1996

The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.

1997

A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

2000

President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

2000

Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Ağca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.

2002

The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

2007

The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.

2010

A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.

2012

A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.

2015

A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.

June 13 in History

Historical Events on June 13

The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia.

The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace.

Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.

Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.

Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.

Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.

American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.

Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.

A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.

Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.

World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.

Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.

World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.

World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.

World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.

Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.

Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.

At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.

Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.

Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.

First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.

A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.

The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.

A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Ağca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.

The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.

A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.

A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.

A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.

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