Timeline July 2013

Events in July 2013 10

• 1982 – 2013 Cory Monteith (1982-2013) Died 13 July 2013, aged 31 Cory Monteith was a Canadian actor known for playing Finn Hudson on the musical television series Glee. He was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room from a combination of alcohol and heroin.
• 1993 – 2013 Albert II King of Belgium Albert II presided over Belgium during periods of political instability and constitutional reform.
• 2013 Wimbledon 2013 Men: Andy Murray · Women: Marion Bartoli Andy Murray became the first British men's champion since Fred Perry in 1936 — ending a 77-year wait.
• 2013 Egyptian military ousts President Morsi Army removes elected government amid mass protests Following days of mass protests against President Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian military, led by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, suspended the constitution and removed him from office. The move ended Egypt's first freely elected civilian government and led to a violent crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
• 2013 Nelson Mandela hospitalised Final illness of South African icon Nelson Mandela was hospitalised in Pretoria on June 8, 2013, with a recurring lung infection. He died on December 5, 2013, aged 95.
• 2013 Same-sex marriage legalised in England and Wales Marriage Act receives royal assent The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act received royal assent, legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The first same-sex weddings under the law took place in early 2014.
• 2013 Detroit files for bankruptcy Largest municipal bankruptcy in US history The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, citing roughly $18 billion in debt, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. Decades of population decline and industrial contraction had eroded the city's tax base.
• 2013 Helen Thomas dies Pioneer White House journalist, died July 20, 2013 Helen Thomas, the pioneering American journalist who covered every US president from Kennedy to Obama, died on July 20, 2013, aged 92. She was the first female officer of the National Press Club and the first female member of the White House Correspondents Association.
• 2013 King Philippe A new reign Albert II abdicates in favour of his son Philippe, the seventh King of the Belgians, who reigns over the modern federal kingdom.
• 2013 Prince George of Cambridge born Future heir to the British throne arrives Prince George of Cambridge was born in London to Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, becoming third in line to the British throne. His birth drew worldwide media attention as the first child of the couple.