Births on June 13

Nora Kovach

Born on June 13, 1931

Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (d. 2009)

Nora Kovach (13 June 1931 – 18 January 2009) was a Hungarian ballerina who defected in 1953 together with her husband and fellow ballet dancer Istvan Rabovsky, the first highly publicized defection of individuals in the field of dance to the West from the Soviet bloc.

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Events on 1931

20 Feb

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
19 Mar

Nevada
Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
23 Mar

Indian independence movement
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
1 Oct

Women's suffrage
Spain adopts women's suffrage.
7 Nov

October Revolution
The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

Births on June 13

Nora Kovach

Born on June 13, 1931

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Events on 1931

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Nevada

Indian independence movement

Women's suffrage

October Revolution