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Historical events & facts — June 13
What happened on June 13?
On June 13, 1966, the US Supreme Court issued the Miranda v. Arizona ruling, establishing that detained suspects must be informed of their rights — the "Miranda warning" — before being questioned: the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney and the warning that their words could be used against them. The ruling transformed police procedures across the US.
On June 13, 1944, Nazi Germany launched the first V-1 bomb — the first remotely guided flying weapon in history — against London, inaugurating the use of cruise missiles in warfare. The V-1s, nicknamed "doodlebugs" for the sound of their pulse engines, launched more than 9,500 rockets against England before the end of the war, killing around 6,000 civilians.
On June 13, 1983, the space probe Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first human-made object to leave the solar system. Launched in 1972, it took 11 years to travel the 4.5 billion km. The probe carries an aluminium plaque with information about humanity for possible extraterrestrial civilisations. Contact was permanently lost in 2003.
Notable birthdays — June 13
Famous people born on June 13
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier, appearing in Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Melancholia (2011), and Nymphomaniac (2013).
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's If.... (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His performance in If.... prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known.
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
W. B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years.
Paul Lynde
Paul Edward Lynde was an American comedian, actor, and game-show panelist.
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