On This Day in History

June 13

Historical Events

English kingmaker Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt dining with the King of Portugal, John I (center) in 1386

1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Perpetual Alliance (world's oldest still in existence) signed in London between King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand I of Portugal.

1866 US House of representatives passes the 14th Amendment (Civil rights).

1878 Congress of Berlin begins, determines the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78.

1956 The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt.

2000 South Korean President Kim Dae-jung meets North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

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Famous Birthdays

Martha Washington 1731 - 1802 James Clerk Maxwell 1831 - 1879

John Nash 1928 - 2015 Ashley Olsen 38th Birthday

Also Paavo Nurmi, Red Grange and Tim Allen (71).

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Famous Deaths

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin 1805 - 1871 Benny Goodman 1909 - 1986

Also Chuck Noll and Cormac McCarthy.

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Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?

Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.

Cricket’s T20 Revolution