Born in London on this day in 1527 to parents from Radnorshire, John Dee, astronomer and consultant to Queen Elizabeth 1st.

He was a mathematician, astronomer , astrologer, and geographer. Queen Elizabeth relied on him for guidance mainly relating to astrology. It seems John Dee was an enthusiastic proponent of psychic arts, including alchemy and divination. In Tudor times there was no real distinction  between magic and science; consequently despite believing in things that today’s scientists would scoff at, he graduated from college when he was seventeen, lectured at the University of Paris, and almost completed his doctorate. 

He wrote books on mathematical subjects, and volumes outlining  the improvements he had made to the science of navigation. He was in good standing with the royals until King Edward VI died and Mary Tudor took the throne. At this time, Mary's half-sister, Elizabeth was imprisoned under house arrest in order to prevent her from trying to become queen. Someone managed to ask for John Dee's help. He prepared a horoscope for Elizabeth that predicted the death of Queen Mary and claiming that Elizabeth would be queen of England.  Unfortunately, Mary had a spy in the house, who betrayed Dee. He landed in prison on the charges of treason and for writing of the Queen's death. They even accused him of trying to bring it about with magic. After a long legal process, Dee managed to repudiate the charges.  On November 17th 1588, Dee’s predictions came true. Mary died and Queen Elizabeth I took the throne. She made Dee a private consultant  and royal astrologer. He had many good years until Queen Elizabeth died in 1603. Dee retired to his home in Mortlake where he died old and impoverished. 

Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979) is a retired Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Cardiff City and the Welsh national team.  In the 2012 - 13 season, he helped Cardiff City gain promotion to the Premiership and became an iconic figure to the supporters of the club.

He returned to Cardiff as an academy coach in December 2014.

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Ian David Hislop was born on 13 July 1960 in Mumbles, Swansea.   He is a well known British journalist and writer and edits the satirical magazine Private Eye. He is also a broadcaster, appearing on several radio and television programmes, notably as a team captain on the BBC quiz show Have I Got News for You .

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On 13th July 1798 during a visit to Wales, William Wordsworth wrote the poem "Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey on revisiting the banks of the Wye during a tour"

Although it was written in 1798, the poem is actually a recollection of the poet's visit to Wales in 1793. It also refers to a time when the abbey was not a ruin, and reflects on the present and the future. The voice in the poem confesses to having reminisced about the abbey on many occasions over a period of five years. Interestingly, the abbey itself is not specifically described.

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Queen Alexandra Dock, in what is now Cardiff Bay, was opened on 13th July 1907.   The Glamorganshire Canal was completed in 1794, providing a link between the docks in Cardiff and the industrial heartland of Merthyr. It helped to establish Cardiff as an export centre of iron and coal. A consequent need to provide adequate dock facilities led the 2nd Marquess of Bute to construct the West Bute Dock, which was operational by October 1839.  During the 1850s coal was to replace iron as the principal export from South Wales, with exports exceeding 2 million tons by 1862. The East Bute dock was opened in 1859 to meet the increasing worldwide demand for coal.

The Roath Dock was opened in 1887, and the Queen Alexandra in 1907, facilitating a rise in exports to 10,700,000 tons.  However, after WW1 the coal and steel industries in South Wales went into a gradual decline, which had a devastating effect on Cardiff docks.  In 1987 only 3 of the original docks remained in operation. The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up in April 1987, challenged with planning the regeneration of the old docklands area of South Cardiff and Penarth. The Wharf was  opened in 1990, forming the initial part of the Atlantic Wharf development on the East Bute Dock. This was the first phase of the Cardiff Bay development and represented the beginning of a new era for the Docks area of Cardiff. 

The Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, took place at Caernarfon Castle on the 13th July 1911.  He went on to become King Edward VIII, but chose to abdicate in order to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the early years of Edward's short reign was David Lloyd George, who was also the Constable of Caernarfon Castle who oversaw the investiture proceedings.

The Ammanford anthracite strike began on 13th July 1925, during which miners took control of the town by force and violence for 10 days. 200 Glamorgan police were ambushed by strikers at Pontamman Bridge (pictured) during the so-called 'Battle of Ammanford'. In total 198 miners were arrested, with 58 being jailed for periods of up to one year. 

This was the climax of four months of rioting and mass demonstrations of which Ammanford was the epicentre. During the course of a single day, riots broke out simultaneously in several locations; at the No 2 colliery in Ammanford where riot police charged with batons, at the square in Ammanford town itself, at the nearby Llandybie and Pantyffynnon collieries, at Wernos and also at Betws. As a result of the civil unrest, the Ammanford No 1 colliery was shut down.