July 13
This day in history:
- 2020 – After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru, where she drowned in California.
- 1956 – The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
- 1863 – American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history.
- 1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
Births:
- 1982 – Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1950 – Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese commander and politician, 12th President of the Republic of China
- 1894 – Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (d. 1940)
Deaths:
- 716 – Rui Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 662)
- 1617 – Adam Wenceslaus, duke of Cieszyn (b. 1574)
- 2010 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman (b. 1930)
Holidays:
- The last day of Naadam (Mongolia)
- Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)
- Statehood Day (Montenegro)
Random Article of the day:
Sheila Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker (born December 20, 1938) is a Democratic politician who is currently a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing House District 27 since 1982.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Klinker graduated from Purdue University with her Bachelor of Education in elementary education in 1961. Klinker later received her Master of Science from Purdue in 1970. Klinker worked her entire teaching career for the Lafayette School Corporation. She began her teaching career in 1961 at Klondike Elementary School in West Lafayette, Indiana while also teaching at Edgelea Elementary School. In 1963, Klinker began teaching at Miami Elementary School in Lafayette, Indiana, until 1985. Klinker was also the outreach liaison at the Purdue University College of Education.
Klinker currently serves on the House Committees for Agriculture and Rural Development, Education, and Ways and Means.