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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 13
- 1000th: 1024 - Death of St. Heinrich II; Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke (Herzog) of Bavaria, King of Germany.
- 90th: 1934 - Babe Ruth hits home run number 700 against Detroit Tigers.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Alexei S Yeliseyev; cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 8, 10).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Wole Soyinka in Nigeria; dramatist (Road, Kongi's Harvest).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Peter Gzowski in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter and host of CBC Radio's This Country in the Morning and Morningside.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Erno Rubik in Budapest, Romania; inventor (Rubik's cube).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of David Thompson; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Louise Mandrell in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; country singer (Mandrell Sisters).
- 70th: 1954 - Pitcher Dean Stone gets credit for American League win, although he didn't retire a batter; he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home. American League beats National League 11-9 in 21st All Star Game.
- 40th: 1984 - The New York Yankees retires Roger Maris (number 9) and Elston Howard (number 32) uniform numbers. The team also erects plaques in their honor to pay tribute to their achievements.
- 40th: 1984 - Sergei Bubka of USSR pole-vaults a record 5.89 metres.
- 40th: 1984 - Death of Philippe Wynne of a heart attack while on stage in Oakland, California, USA; singer (The Spinners, "I'll Be Around", "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love", "Then Came You").
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Eddie Boyd in Helsinki, Finland at 80; blues musician ("Five Long Years" (1952)).
- 20th: 2004 - Ken Jennings crosses the $1 million mark in his 30-game winning streak on the TV show Jeapardy.
- 5th: 2019 - Hurricane Barry strikes the Gulf Coast, killing one and causing over US$500 million in damages.
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