What happend on 13th July

12.07
14.07
1863

New York Draft Riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.

1854

In the battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon.

1837

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom moves into the first Buckingham Palace in London and is the first British monarch to live there.

1822

Greek War of Independence: Greeks defeat Ottoman forces at Thermopylae.

1794

Battle of the Vosges between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria

1793

Jean Paul Marat, one of the leaders of the French revolution, is murdered by Charlotte Corday.

1787

The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.

1772

HMS Resolution, under the command of Captain James Cook, set sail from Plymouth, England.

1643

English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down

1573

Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.