Today, July 13, Kazakhstan celebrates the Day of National Security Bodies Employees. On July 13, 1992, by the Decree of the President of Kazakhstan, the National Security Committee (NSC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan was established. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

The NSC includes departments and other structural units, territorial bodies of the NSC in regions, cities of republican significance and the capital, subordinate city and district departments, as well as military counterintelligence, the "Barlau" Service of the NSC, the Border Service of the NSC, special purpose units, research institutions, along with other organizations the NSC Academy in Almaty and the Military Institute of the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Also on this day, Montenegro's Statehood Day is celebrated. In 1878, at the Berlin Congress, Montenegro was recognized as the 27th independent state in the world. Montenegro's Statehood Day should not be confused with Montenegro's Independence Day, which is celebrated annually on May 21 in honor of the 2006 national referendum.

Today in the USA is National French Fry Day. Belgians consider fries their national dish. They believe that "the French stole this dish from us."

Historical events on July 13 in the world

  • 011837 - Queen Victoria of Great Britain moved into Buckingham Palace. Later, the palace became the main residence of British monarchs.
  • 021897 - Guglielmo Marconi received a patent for the radio.
  • 031908 - The IV Olympic Games opened in London. Women participated for the first time.
  • 041923 - The Hollywood sign appeared on the slope of Mount Lee in Los Angeles, USA.
  • 051930 - The first FIFA World Cup in sports history was held in Uruguay. The Uruguay national team won and became the first world champion in football.
  • 061938 - The first television theater opened in Boston, USA.
  • 071973 - The world-famous band Queen released their first album.
  • 081985 - The Live Aid concert was held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia (USA) to help people suffering from famine in Africa.

Historical events on July 13 in Kazakhstan

  • 011995 - A decree of the President of Kazakhstan was issued on the installation of the Independence Monument in Almaty.
  • 022015 - JSC "Kazpost" developed an API module for continuous online acceptance of postal tariffs from online stores.
  • 032017 - In Astana, in the hall of the Military Historical Museum of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a copy of the "Golden Man", the dombra and personal belongings of Zhambyl Zhabayev, the helmet of Balpyk bi, and other valuable exhibits were displayed.
  • 042020 - A National Day of Mourning was declared in the Republic of Kazakhstan in memory of citizens who died from the coronavirus infection.

Famous people born on July 13

  • 011923 - Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1988) Mikhail Pugovkin.
  • 021942 - American film actor Harrison Ford.
  • 031944 - Hungarian inventor, architect, sculptor Ernő Rubik, creator of the famous Rubik's Cube.

Who was born on July 13 in Kazakhstan

  • 011950 - writer Alibek Kobentayev.
  • 021967 - poet, publicist, journalist Nurlan Kalka.
  • 031971 - TV presenter, TV producer, founder of the Media Standards Institute Yerzhan Suleimenov.