July 13, Israeli forces shell Rafiq al-Hariri Airport in Beirut and impose ground, sea and air blockade on Lebanon during its war in 2006

1854 – Assassination of Egypt Wali Abbas Hilmi I in his Palace in Benha.

1922 – Two-day strike in Palestine to protest against talks on granting Britain mandate over Palestine.

1930 – First Football World Cup held in Uruguay.

2006 – Israeli occupation forces shell Rafiq al-Hariri Airport in Beirut and destroy the runways, prevent aviation and impose ground, sea and air blockade on Lebanon during its aggression against it.

Born Today:
1934 – Nigerian writer and Nobel-Laureate Wole Soyinka.

Passed away:
1974 – English physicist and Nobel-Laureate Patrick Blackett.
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