On this day: A Japan Air Lines Boeing crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 people in 1985

World historyon this day On this day: A Japan Air Lines Boeing crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 people in 1985 1280px E8 Ab 8f E8 A8 Aa E5 B1 B1 E3 81 8b E3 82 89 E3 81 Ae E5 Be A1 E5 B7 A3 E9 B7 B9 E5 B1 B1 Relevant News On this day: A Japan Air Lines Boeing crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 people in 1985 13 August 2026 Things to do on Thursday, August 13 13 August 2026 Speeding tops nearly 37,000 traffic charges in six months 13 August 2026 Newsroom 13 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 13: 1910 – Florence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, died. 1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer of the operas “Werther” and “Manon”, died. 1920 – British golfer Edward Ray wins U.S. Open, becoming the tournament’s oldest champion. 1961 – The border between East and West Berlin was closed at the Brandenburg Gate, heralding construction of the Berlin Wall. 1985 – A Japan Air LinesBoeing 747 crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing all but four of the 524 people aboard. 1994 – Manfred Woerner, NATO Secretary-General, who led the 16-nation Western alliance through the end of the Cold War, died of cancer. 1996 – Data sent back by the Galileo space probe indicated there may be water on one of Jupiter’s moons, heightening the possibility it could support a primitive life form. 1998 – Julien Green, a distinguished and prolific American writer who spent most of his life in France, died aged 97. In 1971 he became the first non-French member of the Academie Francaise. 2001 – Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi paid homage at a controversial shrine for war dead where executed war criminals are also honoured, sparking outrage both at home and abroad. 2004 – The XXVIII Olympiad opened in the Greek capital Athens with a triumphal pageant to welcome home the Olympic Games. 2008 – American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time with a career tally of 14 golds after the Beijing games, overtaking an elite group including Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis who had won nine golds. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Things to do on Thursday, August 13 Speeding tops nearly 37,000 traffic charges in six months Income tax filings to switch to Tax For All platform in 2027 IPTO files investment request for Cyprus-Israel power link Paphos marina contract expected January 2027, sources say Customs flags smuggling route from occupied areas to Israel Carmakers must fund scrapping under new EU rules Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.