13 July in history
8 events that happened on 13 July, from 982 to 1923.
✦ Anniversary of the day
1174 CE 852 years ago
William the Lion of Scotland is captured at Alnwick
English knights surprised King William I of Scotland in fog outside Alnwick and took him prisoner. To win his release he accepted the Treaty of Falaise, submitting Scotland to Henry II's overlordship.
1249 CE 777 years ago
Alexander III is crowned king of Scots
Alexander III, king since 6 July, was crowned king of Scots. In his reign, later remembered as a golden age, Scotland gained the Western Isles and the Isle of Man from Norway by the Treaty of Perth.
1260 CE 766 years ago
Samogitians rout the Teutonic and Livonian knights at Durbe
Near Durbe, in present-day western Latvia, Samogitian forces routed the combined army of the Livonian Order and the Teutonic Order; about 150 knights died, including the Livonian master Burchard von Hornhausen. The defeat set off the Great Prussian Uprising.
1787 CE 239 years ago
Congress passes the Northwest Ordinance
The Confederation Congress set out how lands north-west of the Ohio River would be governed and admitted as new states. It also banned slavery there, shaping the pattern of American westward expansion.
1923 CE 103 years ago
The Hollywoodland sign is dedicated in Los Angeles
A giant sign reading 'Hollywoodland' was unveiled in the hills above Los Angeles to advertise a housing development. Shortened to 'Hollywood' in 1949, it became a global symbol of the film industry.
Born on 13 July 2
Died on 13 July 10
Dates as the sources give them: in the Julian calendar before 1582, and in some countries for longer (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918). Only people whose day of birth or death the records agree on are listed.