What happend on 13th July

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1942

World War II: German U-Boats sink three more merchant ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence.

1941

World War II: Montenegrins start the first popular uprising in Europe against the Axis Powers (Crnogorski ustanak).

1936

A heat wave strikes the Midwestern United States. The all-time highest temperatures for the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana are all recorded on this date.

1930

The first FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay.

1923

The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

1919

The British airship R-34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.

1909

Gold discovered near Cochrane, Ontario.

1908

Women compete in modern Olympics for the first time.

1900

Boxer Rebellion: In China, Tientsin is retaken by European Allies from the rebelling Boxers.

1878

Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia and Montenegro become completely independent of the Ottoman empire.