On This Day for July 13 - French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat assassinated, Wole Soyinka is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 13 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Wole Soyinka READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1793 French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat assassinated READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2017: Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, who advocated for democratic reforms and was the first Chinese citizen to be awarded (2010) the Nobel Peace Prize, died at age 61. [Take our quiz about the Nobel Prize.] 2016: Theresa May, the Conservative Party leader, became the second woman prime minister of the United Kingdom, replacing David Cameron, who resigned after the country voted to leave the European Union. [ Test your knowledge of British culture and politics.] 2010: American businessman George Steinbrenner —who, while principal owner of the New York Yankees, became one of the most controversial personalities in major league baseball—died at age 80. [How much do you know about baseball?] 1985: The benefit concert Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia ; the event drew an estimated 1.5 billion television viewers and raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. [Take our music quiz.] 1942: American actor Harrison Ford, who was perhaps best known for playing charismatic rogues in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises, was born. [Test your knowledge of actors and acting.] 1939: Backed by trumpeter Harry James, American singer Frank Sinatra recorded his first single, From the Bottom of My Heart. [ How much do you know about Frank Sinatra?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1942 Harrison Ford American actor 1940 Patrick Stewart British actor 1935 Jack Kemp American politician and football player 1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest Confederate general 1950 Ma Ying-jeou president of Taiwan 1527 John Dee English mathematician SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help