EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
June 13
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Day 163 of 2026 | Week 24 | 196 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Israeli strikes on Iran: Israel initiates air strikes against Iran.
At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.
Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, England.
A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over 138 others.
Volkswagen is fined one billion euros over the emissions scandal.
A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.
A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth by landing in the Australian Outback.
The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
The jury acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of his charges for allegedly sexually molesting a child in 1993.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
Romanian composer and organist
American WNBA center and forward (Phoenix Mercury/Olympic gold 1988)
English actress and playwright (Absolutely Fabulous
German tennis player (Virginia Slims of California 1983)
Swedish tennis player (Swedish Open 1986)
Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
Congolese politician (President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2019-)
Canadian rock bassist (Smash Mouth - "All Star"; "I'm A Believer")
Canadian-German ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 1991
American auto racer and broadcaster
American sports journalist (CNN
British actor (Leon the Pig Farmer)
English trade union leader (National Union RMT)
American businessman and NFL executive (owner Indianapolis Colts 1997-2025)
🎯 yow.com Connection
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