Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1852, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933) was born. In 1879, Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (died 1976) was born. In 1884, Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1920) was born. In 1900, Marcel Paul, French communist politician and Holocaust survivor (died 1982) was born. In 1917, Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (died 2014) was born. In 1982, Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer was born. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2010, Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (born 1957) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.