Event:
Queen Elizabeth II officially celebrates her 89th birthday with a Trooping the Color ceremony; as part of the celebration, the Queen also knighted figures including actor Kevin Spacey and singer Van Morrison
More Notable Events on June 13:
1980 U.N. Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
1951 U.N. arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
1942 OSS, Office of Strategic Services, forms
1912 Albert Berry made the 1st parachute jump from an airplane
1886 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver
