On This Day — August 13

🕰️ Notable Events on August 13

• 2015 — At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City.[3] That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.[4] Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the Murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started.[2] Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — The Central African Republic declares independence from France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — The Battle of Shanghai begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Polish-Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Spanish-American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones." [1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — The 8.5-9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London, England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle will end two days later, with a decisive Serbian victory over the Ottomans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1792 — King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1779 — American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1704 — War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1645 — Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro. Wikipedia ↗
• 1624 — The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister. Wikipedia ↗
• 1553 — Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1536 — Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536). Wikipedia ↗
• 1532 — Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1521 — After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1516 — The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1099 — Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II. Wikipedia ↗
• 900 — Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren. Wikipedia ↗
• 582 — Maurice becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 554 — Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his long and distinguished service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 523 — John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. Wikipedia ↗
• Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on August 13

• 1998 — Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Antonia Lottner, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Katrina Gorry, Australian football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Benjamin Stambouli, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Greg Draper, New Zealand footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Justin Greene, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Keith Benson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Brandon Workman, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Pepe Diokno, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Devin McCourty, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jason McCourty, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jamie Reed, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Boone Logan, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ľubomír Michalík, Slovak footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Christian Müller, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dallas Braden, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Aleš Hemský, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Christopher Raeburn, English fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, American political consultant and press secretary Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Román Colón, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Corey Patterson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dwight Smith, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Michael Klim, Polish-Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Geno Carlisle, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Scott MacRae, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Joe Perry, English snooker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Niklas Sundin, Swedish musician and artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Molly Henneberg, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Eric Medlen, American race car driver (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Adam Housley, American baseball player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Will Clarke, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Elvis Grbac, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Alan Shearer, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tal Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Todd Hendricks, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tony Jarrett, English sprinter and hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Dave Jamerson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Digna Ketelaar, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Scooter Barry, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jay Buhner, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Debi Mazar, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Tom Prince, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Steve Higgins, American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Valerie Plame, American CIA agent and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — John Slattery, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tom Perrotta, American novelist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Bruce French, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Keith Ahlers, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Paul Greengrass, English director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ron Hilditch, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Thomas Pogge, German philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Peter Wright, English historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Eugenio Lopez III, Filipino businessperson, CEO and chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jim Brunzell, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kathleen Battle, American operatic soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — John Stocker, Canadian voice actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Gary Gregor, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Fred Hill, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Dave "Baby" Cortez, American R&B pianist, organist, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Wilfried Hilker, German footballer and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bernard Manning, English comedian (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — John Tidmarsh, English journalist and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentine executive and policy maker (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Louis Frémaux, French conductor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Jimmy McCracklin, American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Grace Bates, American mathematician and academic (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founded DDB Worldwide (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Art Shires, American baseball player and boxer (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Felix Wankel, German engineer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Jean Borotra, French tennis player (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Regis Toomey, American actor (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Camillien Houde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented the television (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Harry Dean, English cricketer and coach (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — John Ireland, English composer and educator (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — George Luks, American painter and illustrator (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Annie Oakley, American target shooter (d. 1926) Wikipedia ↗
• 1851 — Felix Adler, German-American religious leader and educator (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on August 13 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on August 13

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Elul