July 13, 2027 celebrates Cow Appreciation Day, plus 3 more. Have you herd? Things go udderly awry in the middle of July each year during Cow Appreciation Day. People dress like bovines for free food. It's a moo-ving experience to witness, designed to save the lives of cows everywhere for just one day. How? By eating chicken instead, that's how.
Every year on July 13, we celebrate the vibrant, a cappella style of barbershop music and commemorate the founding of one of its most influential musical societies.
Author interested in games, art and dress. Culin was also an ethnographer who concentrated his early studies on Asian-Americans workers in Philadelphia. His first published works were The Practice of Medicine by the Chinese in America.
1864
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John Jacob Astor IV
Business magnate, real estate developer, and investor who was a member of the Astor family. He was among the most prominent American passengers aboard RMS Titanic and perished along with 1,495 others when the ship sank. He was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million when he died.
1905
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Magda Foy
Child actress who starred in over 24 films between 1910-1913.
1918
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Marcia Brown
Author and illustrator of more than 30 children's books, including Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, Puss in Boots, and Stone Soup: An Old Tale.
1923
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Colonel James H. Harvey
Tuskegee Airman who trained during World War II and later became the first Black U.S. Air Force jet fighter pilot to fly combat missions during the Korean War.
1928
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Bob Crane
American actor best known for his role as Colonel Robert Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes.
1942
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Harrison Ford
Critically acclaimed and multi-award winning actor with starring roles in Star Wars, Indiana Jones series, and The Fugitive.
1951
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Didi Conn
Actress best known for her role as Frenchy in Grease.
1969
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Ken Jeong
Actor and comedian recognized for his role as Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series. Jeong is also a physician and licensed in the state of California.
Historical Events on July 13
Events that occurred on July 13 throughout history
1787
1787
The Congress of the Confederation establishes governing rules for the Northwest Territory in the U.S..
The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which established governing rules for the Northwest Territory. The Ordinance also established procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
1849
1849
The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion beging.
Nicholas Kelly led several dozen enslaved people in an uprising at Charleston’s Work House. The rebels freed approximately 37 people before escaping into the city.
1863
1863
The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting.
The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting. The riots were driven by working-class white men (Irish immigrants) who were angered by a provision allowing wealthy individuals to pay a $300 to avoid being drafted. The riot is regarded as the worst in U.S. history.
1956
1956
The first artificial intelligence workshop commences.
The first artificial intelligence workshop commences at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The two month summer event gathered mathematicians, computer scientists, and cognitive researchers to lay the groundwork for simulating human learning and intelligence with machines. It is considered to be the birthplace of AI as an academic discipline and the place where the term "artificial intelligence" was first coined.
1973
1973
A secret Oval Office taping system is revealed to the Senate Watergate Committee.
During a private interview with Senate Watergate Committee staff, Alexander Butterfield disclosed the existence of President Richard Nixon’s secret White House taping system. He revealed it publicly three days later.
1985
1985
Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for a day.
Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
2008
2008
Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan.
The Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack the U.S. Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The Battle of Wanat resulted in the most U.S. deaths in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
Also Happening This Month
Longer-running observances that include this date.
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