Historical Events
Babe Ruth's 700th HR
Babe Ruth hits 700th career home run against Detroit
Famous Birthdays
- Aleksei Yeliseyev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 8, 10)
- Antonio Jiménez Quiles, Spanish road cyclist (Vuelta a España 1955 runner-up), born in Granada, Spain (d. 2023)
- Gordon Lee, English soccer manager (Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Everton, Preston NE, KR Reykjavik), born in Cannock, England (d. 2022)
- Peter Gzowski 'Mr Canada', Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
- Roger Reynolds, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Whispers Out of Time), born in Detroit, Michigan
Wole Soyinka (89 years old)
Nigerian playwright and poet (Road, Kongi's Harvest-Nobel 1986), born in Abeokuta, near Ibadan, Nigeria
Born in 1934
Famous Deaths
Kate Sheppard (1847-1934)
New Zealand suffragette and the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, dies at 87
1934 Highlights
About July 13, 1934
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 89 years, 2 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer
