Effemeride del 13 Luglio

è successo un 13 Luglio

1793 : Marat murdered in his bath On July 13, 1793, one of the leaders of the French Revolution, Jean Paul Marat, was murdered in his bath by royalist sympathizer Charlotte Corday.
1960 : Kennedy gets the Democratic nomination On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy beat Lyndon B. Johnson in California in the race for the Democratic nomination and became the candidate of his party for the November presidential election.
1977 : Blackout in New York From 13 to 14 July 1977, an electrical blackout occured in New York. During the breakdown, riots broke out and hundreds of shops were attacked.
1985 : Live Aid concert On July 13, 1985, in the presence of Prince and Princess of Wales the Live Aid concert opened at Wembley Stadium in London. The Live Aid is a giant 16-hour concert held in cities around the world initiated by the Irish singer Bob Geldof in order to raise funds against famine in Ethiopia. $125 million were collected.

John F. Kennedy
I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.

John Clare, Poeta inglese (1793)
George Lewis, Clarinettista jazz americano (1900)
Anker Jørgensen, Uomo politico danese (1922)
Michel Constantin, Attore francese (1924)
Simone Veil, Politica francese (1927)
Bob Crane, Attore americano (1928)
Hubert Reeves, Astrofisico canadese (1932)
Wole Soyinka, Scrittore nigeriano, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1934)
Kurt Westergaard, Caricaturista danese (1935)
Patrick Stewart, Attore inglese (1940)
Robert Forster, Attore americano (1941)
Jacques Perrin, Attore e regista francese (1941)
Harrison Ford, Attore americano (1942)
Catherine Breillat, Regista e romanziere francese (1948)
George Nelson, Astronauta americano (1950)
Cameron Crowe, Regista americano (1957)
Anders Järryd, Tennista svedese (1961)
Christian Taylor, Sceneggiatore inglese (1968)
Steven R. McQueen, Attore americano (1988)
Ridge Canipe, Attore americano (1994)

Jianwen, Imperatore della Cina (1402)
Mikhail I Fyodorovich Romanov , Zar di tutte le Russie (1645)
Jean-Paul Marat, Figura di spicco della rivoluzione francese (1793)
Frida Kahlo, Pittore messicana (1954)
Tom Simpson, Ciclista inglese (1967)
Patrick Blackett, Fisico inglese, premio Nobel (1974)
Michael Reardon, Scalatore americano (2007)