Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 982, Gunther, margrave of Merseburg passed away. In 1841, Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (died 1918) was born. In 1907, Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter and jurist (born 1866) passed away. In 1913, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (died 2012) was born. In 1944, Ernő Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube was born. In 1963, Neal Foulds, English snooker player and sportscaster was born. In 1970, Andrei Tivontchik, German pole vaulter and trainer was born. In 1978, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player was born. In 1996, Pandro S. Berman, American director, producer, and production manager (born 1905) passed away. In 2015, Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (born 1979) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.