1993: Israeli-Palestinian peace accord
The first peace accord between
Israel and
Palestine is signed at the
White House in Washington, D.C. With President
Bill Clinton presiding, Israeli Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin hesitantly shook hands with
PLO Chairman Yasser
Arafat after signing an accord granting Palestine limited self-government on the
Gaza Strip and in
Jericho. The historic agreement, which promised an end to decades of bloodshed and animosity, was hammered out during secret talks in
Norway. In 1994, Rabin and Arafat signed a formal peace agreement and were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The next year, a Jewish right-wing fanatic assassinated Rabin during a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
1985
The World Heath Organisation (WHO) declares Aids to be a world epidemic.1971
Police storm the Attica Prison in New York after riots leave 40 dead.1970
In
Colombia, en route to the World Cup finals in Mexico, the captain of the England football team, Bobby Moore is accused of stealing a diamond bracelet from a shop. After being kept under house arrest, he is released and all chargesare dropped.
1957
In London, 'The Mousetrap' becomes Britain's longest-running play reaching its 1,998th performance.1956
Rock 'n Roll legend Little Richard records 'Tutti Frutti' in Los Angeles with cleaned-up lyrics! 1943
General Chiang Kai Shek is re-elected President of the Republic of
China. 1942
World War II: Start of the five month Battle of Stalingrad (now Volgograd).1940
Buckingham Palace in London is struck by a bomb during 'The Blitz' in WW II1915
The process for making breakfast cereal flakes is patented by Frank Martin. The previous combination of corn, oats and grain had proved indigestible!1912
Revolution in Santo Domingo (modern Dominican Republic).1909
The first performance of Oscar Strauss' operetta 'The Chocolate Soldier' including the song 'My Hero'.1845
The world's first baseball club - The Knickerbocker Club - is founded in New York.1759
British troops, under the command of General Wolfe, secure
Canada for the
British Empire after defeating the French at the Battle of Quebec. Wolfe is killed during the battle.
1672
English writer and preacher
John Bunyan is released from Norwich jail.
1969
Australian Test cricketer Shane Warne born in Victoria. 1944
Actress Jacqueline Bissett.1918
American singer Ray Charles born in Georgia as Ray
Charles Robinson. Is blind from the age of 5. A successful singer and pianist in the 1950s and 1960s.
1916
Author
Roald Dahl born of
Norwegian parents in Glamorgan,Wales. Writes adult macabre stories in his early career but becomes known as a children's author. Also writes the screenplays for films such as the James Bond movie 1990 aged 74.
1903
American actress Claudette Colbert 1894
English novelist, playwright and critic J.B Priestley (John Boynton Priestley)1874
Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg, born in Vienna. He suffered from being a triskaidekaphobe (someone afraid of the number 13). He predicts he will die on the 13th at the age of 76 (7+6 = 13) .Dies on July 13th, 1951 at 13 minutes to midnight.1982
Princess Grace of Monaco - formerly the Hollywood actress Grace Kelly - is killed in a car crash aged 52. Born in Pennsylvannia, the daughter of a wealthy
Irish businessman, she made her film debut in 1951 in 'Fourteen Hours'. Famous for supporting roles in 'High Noon' (1952) Alfred Hitchcock's thriller 'Rear Window' (1954); 'To Catch A Thief' (1955) and 'High Society' (1956). Retired in 1956 and married Prince
Rainier III of
Monaco. 1944
William Heath Robinson, the English artist and cartoonist known for his impractical drawings of complex machinery to perform simple tasks such as boiling an egg. Created and drew hundreds of designs for humourous methods of defeating the Germans during World War II. 
