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Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.

On June 13, in the year 1774, Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 13, one of 450 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Rhode Island is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly more than 1.11 million residents as of 2025. The state's population, however, has continually recorded growth in every decennial census since 1790, and it is the second-most densely populated state after New Jersey. The state takes its name from the eponymous island, though most of its land area is on the mainland. Providence is its capital and most populous city.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 13, 1774 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 2 June 2026.

On This Date in History 450

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2025 Jun 13 Israel initiates air strikes against Iran, initiating the Twelve Day War
Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 13 Angela Bofill, American R&B singer (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 13 Benji Gregory, American child actor (born 1978)
Historical Events 2023 Jun 13 At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria
Historical Events 2023 Jun 13 Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, Eng
Notable Deaths 2023 Jun 13 Cormac McCarthy, American author (born 1933)
Historical Events 2021 Jun 13 A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over
Notable Deaths 2021 Jun 13 Ned Beatty, American actor (born 1937)
Historical Events 2018 Jun 13 Volkswagen is fined one billion euros over the emissions scandal
Historical Events 2015 Jun 13 A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is al
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 13 Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 13 Sergio Renán, Argentinian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 13 Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 13 Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 13 Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 13 Jim Keays, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 13 Chuck Noll, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 13 Robert Peters, American poet, playwright and critic (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 13 David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 13 Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 13 Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (born 1938)
Selected Events 2013 Jun 13 Some of the closest advisors and collaborators of Czech prime minister Petr Nečas were arrested for corruption
Historical Events 2012 Jun 13 A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 oth
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 13 Sam Beddingfield, American pilot and engineer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 13 Graeme Bell, Australian pianist, composer and bandleader (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 13 Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and author (born 1913)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 13 Jože Humer, Slovenian composer and translator (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 13 Mehdi Hassan, Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood (born 1927)
Selected Events 2011 Jun 13 A 6
Historical Events 2010 Jun 13 A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth by l
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 13 Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman, founded Jimmy Dean Foods (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jun 13 Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1962)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jun 13 Fathi Yakan, Lebanese scholar and politician (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jun 13 Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Historical Events 2007 Jun 13 The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time
Notable Deaths 2007 Jun 13 Walid Eido, Lebanese judge and politician (born 1942)
Selected Events 2007 Jun 13 Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
Notable Births 2006 Jun 13 Macklin Celebrini, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable Births 2006 Jun 13 Pablo García, Spanish footballer
Notable Deaths 2006 Jun 13 Charles Haughey, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1925)
Historical Events 2005 Jun 13 The jury acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of his charges for allegedly sexually molesting a child in 1993
Notable Deaths 2005 Jun 13 Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese academic and politician (born 1913)
Notable Deaths 2005 Jun 13 David Diamond, American pianist and composer (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jun 13 Ralph Wiley, American journalist and author (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2003 Jun 13 Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1916)
Historical Events 2002 Jun 13 The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Notable Deaths 2002 Jun 13 John Hope, American navigator and meteorologist (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2002 Jun 13 Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (born 1927)
Notable Births 2001 Jun 13 Bowen Byram, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable Births 2001 Jun 13 Sung Han-bin, South Korean singer

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