August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events [edit]

• 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.
• 1521 – Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernán Cortés.
• 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).
• 1553 – Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
• 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim – English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
• 1792 – King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
• 1806 – Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle will end two days later, with a decisive Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
• 1814 – The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London, England.
• 1831 – Nat Turner sees a solar eclipse, which he believes is a sign from God. Eight days later he and 70 other slaves kill approximately 55 whites in Southampton County, Virginia.
• 1868 – A massive earthquake near Arica, Peru, causes an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami causes considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.
• 1898 – Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
• 1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
• 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.
• 1913 – Otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania.
• 1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
• 1918 – Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha Mae Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
• 1918 – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
• 1920 – Polish–Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
• 1937 – The Battle of Shanghai begins.
• 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.
• 1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
• 1960 – The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
• 1961 – East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West.
• 1962 – Representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church and Vatican City meet in Metz, France, and come to an agreement wherein the Russian church would send observers to the Second Vatican Council and in exchange, the Roman Catholic Church would refuse to condemn Communism.
• 1964 – Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the Murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
• 1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
• 1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York, New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, California, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
• 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.
• 1978 – 150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
• 1979 – The roof of the uncompleted Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.
• 2004 – Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.
• 2004 – 156 Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
• 2008 – South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
• 2010 – The MV Sun Sea docks in CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, carrying 492 Sri Lankan Tamils.

Births [edit]

• 582 – Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)
• 1311 – Alfonso XI of Castile (d. 1350)
• 1584 – Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
• 1625 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
• 1662 – Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (d. 1748)
• 1666 – William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
• 1700 – Heinrich von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763)
• 1717 – Louis François, Prince of Conti (d. 1776)
• 1752 – Maria Carolina of Austria (d. 1814)
• 1764 – Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
• 1790 – William Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872)
• 1792 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1849)
• 1803 – Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)
• 1814 – Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)
• 1818 – Lucy Stone, American activist (d. 1893)
• 1819 – Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Irish-English mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
• 1820 – George Grove, English historian (d. 1900)
• 1823 – Goldwin Smith, English-Canadian historian and journalist (d. 1910)
• 1841 – Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
• 1851 – Felix Adler, German-American religious leader and social reformer(d. 1933)
• 1857 – Manuel de Escandón, Mexican polo player (d. 1940)
• 1860 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (d. 1926)
• 1866 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A (d. 1945)
• 1872 – Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1942)
• 1877 – William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player (d. 1934)
• 1879 – John Ireland, English composer (d. 1962)
• 1884 – Harry Dean, English cricketer (d. 1957)
• 1888 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer and inventor (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975)
• 1889 – Camillien Houde, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
• 1890 – Ellen Osiier, Danish fencer (d. 1962)
• 1895 – István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1948)
• 1895 – Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967)
• 1898 – Regis Toomey, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English director and producer (d. 1980)
• 1902 – Felix Wankel, German engineer and inventor (d. 1988)
• 1904 – Charles "Buddy" Rogers, American actor and trombonist (d. 1999)
• 1906 – Miklós Borsos, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1990)
• 1906 – Art Shires, American baseball player (d. 1967)
• 1906 – Chuck Carroll, American football player (d. 2003)
• 1907 – Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed the Coventry Cathedral (d. 1976)
• 1908 – Gene Raymond, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1911 – William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founder of DDB Worldwide (d. 1982)
• 1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. 1997)
• 1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 1912 – Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
• 1913 – Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (d. 1977)
• 1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Luis Mariano, Spanish tenor (d. 1970)
• 1917 – Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975)
• 1918 – Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Frederick Sanger, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1919 – Rex Humbard, American preacher and television host (d. 2007)
• 1919 – George Shearing, English-American pianist (d. 2011)
• 1920 – Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Jimmy McCracklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player and teacher (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba
• 1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor
• 1930 – Wilfried Hilker, German football referee
• 1930 – Don Ho, American singer and pianist (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Bernard Manning, English comedian (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1933 – Joycelyn Elders, American physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
• 1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player
• 1935 – Rod Hull, English comedian and actor (d. 1999)
• 1938 – Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pianist
• 1939 – Ed Burton, American basketball player (d. 2012)
• 1940 – Bill Musselman, American basketball coach (d. 2000)
• 1941 – Erin Fleming, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
• 1943 – Michael Willetts, English soldier, George Cross recipient (d. 1971)
• 1943 – Fred Hill, American football player
• 1944 – Divina Galica, English skier and race car driver
• 1944 – Kevin Tighe, American actor
• 1945 – Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician
• 1945 – Robin Jackman, English cricketer
• 1945 – Gary Gregor, American basketball player
• 1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player
• 1947 – John Stocker, Canadian voice actor
• 1947 – Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician
• 1947 – Justus Thigpen, American basketball player
• 1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player
• 1948 – Kathleen Battle, American soprano
• 1948 – Scott Powell, American singer (Sha Na Na)
• 1949 – Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 – Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker
• 1949 – Jim Brunzell, American wrestler
• 1950 – Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player
• 1951 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer (d. 2007)
• 1952 – Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer) (d. 2002)
• 1952 – Tom Davis, American writer, comedian and author, partner of Al Franken on Saturday Night Live (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Herb Ritts, American photographer (d. 2002)
• 1952 – Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2007)
• 1952 – Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach
• 1954 – Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
• 1955 – Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
• 1955 – Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver
• 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English director
• 1958 – David Feherty, Irish golfer
• 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Irish singer (The Undertones)
• 1958 – Randy Shughart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
• 1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor
• 1959 – Michael Bradley, Irish bass player and radio host (The Undertones)
• 1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer
• 1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
• 1960 – Koji Kondo, Japanese composer
• 1960 – Phil Taylor, English darts player
• 1961 – Sam Champion, American weatherman
• 1961 – Christos Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
• 1961 – Dawnn Lewis, American actress
• 1961 – Stuart Maconie, English journalist, author, and broadcaster
• 1961 – Neil Mallender, England cricketer
• 1961 – Tom Perrotta, American novelist
• 1961 – Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer
• 1961 – Cary Stayner, American serial killer
• 1962 – Thanos Kalliris, Greek singer-songwriter (Bang)
• 1962 – John Slattery, American actor
• 1963 – Valerie Plame, American C.I.A. agent and author
• 1963 – Sridevi, Indian actress
• 1964 – Jay Buhner, American baseball player
• 1964 – Tom Prince, American baseball player
• 1964 – Hank Cheyne, American actor
• 1964 – Debi Mazar, American actress
• 1965 – Mark Lemke, American baseball player
• 1965 – Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer
• 1966 – Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Sean Hood, American screenwriter
• 1966 – Scooter Barry, American basketball player
• 1967 – Quinn Cummings, American actress
• 1967 – Digna Ketelaar, Dutch tennis player
• 1967 – Amélie Nothomb, Belgian writer
• 1967 – Dave Jamerson, American basketball player
• 1968 – Todd Hendricks, American football player
• 1969 – Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater
• 1970 – Will Clarke, American novelist
• 1970 – Elvis Grbac, American football player
• 1970 – Matt Hyson, American wrestler
• 1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
• 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
• 1971 – Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver
• 1971 – Adam Housley, American journalist
• 1971 – Heike Makatsch, German actress
• 1971 – Rolando Molina, Salvadoran-American actor
• 1971 – David Monahan, American actor
• 1972 – Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
• 1972 – Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
• 1972 – John Safran, Australian documentary maker and broadcaster
• 1972 – Michael Sinterniklaas, French-American actor, screenwriter, and director
• 1973 – Brittany Andrews, American porn actress
• 1973 – Molly Henneberg, American journalist
• 1973 – Eric Medlen, American drag racer (d. 2007)
• 1974 – Sam Endicott, American singer-songwriter and director (The Bravery)
• 1974 – Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player
• 1974 – Scott MacRae, American baseball player
• 1975 – Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
• 1975 – James Carpinello, American actor
• 1975 – Joe Perry, English snooker player
• 1975 – Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Grégory Fitoussi, French actor
• 1976 – Jody Thompson, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Geno Carlisle, American basketball player
• 1977 – Michael Klim, Australian swimmer
• 1977 – Damian O'Hare, Irish actor
• 1977 – Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player
• 1978 – Dwight Smith, American football player
• 1979 – Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 – Kathryn Fiore, American actress
• 1979 – Corey Patterson, American baseball player
• 1979 – Kasia Smutniak, Polish actress
• 1979 – Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician
• 1979 – Jamie Travis, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1980 – Álex González, Spanish actor
• 1980 – Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist
• 1980 – Panagiotis Markouizos, Greek figure skater
• 1981 – Jonathon Dutton, Australian actor and director
• 1981 – C. C. Swiney, American actor, writer, and director
• 1982 – Shani Davis, American speed skater
• 1982 – Kalenna Harper, American singer-songwriter (Diddy – Dirty Money)
• 1982 – Gil Ofarim, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1982 – Christopher Raeburn English fashion designer
• 1983 – Dallas Braden, American baseball player
• 1983 – Ales Hemsky, Czech ice hockey player
• 1983 – Stephen James King, Australian actor
• 1983 – Christian Müller, German footballer
• 1983 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
• 1983 – Elisha Yaffe, American actor, writer, and producer
• 1984 – L'Aura, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer
• 1984 – Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1984 – Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer
• 1984 – Lidi Lisboa, Brazilian actress
• 1984 – Boone Logan, American baseball player
• 1984 – James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1985 – Grega Bole, Slovenian cyclist
• 1985 – Lacey Brown, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach
• 1986 – Demetrious Johnson, American MMA fighter and current UFC champion
• 1987 – Pepe Diokno, Filipino director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1988 – Keith Benson, American basketball player
• 1989 – Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
• 1989 – Justin Greene, American basketball player
• 1990 – Shila, Malaysian singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Sae Miyazawa, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48)
• 1991 – Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1992 – Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 1993 – Dominika Stará, Slovak singer
• 1996 – Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
• 2000 – Piper Reese, American video blogger

Deaths [edit]

• 586 – Radegund, Frankish princess and saint (b. 520)
• 604 – Wéndi, Chinese emperor of the Sui Dynasty (b. 541)
• 900 – Zwentibold, French son of Arnulf of Carinthia (b. 870)
• 1134 – Irene of Hungary (b. 1088)
• 1382 – Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (b. 1358)
• 1523 – Gerard David, Flemish painter (b. 1460)
• 1617 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss clergyman (b. 1540)
• 1667 – Jeremy Taylor, Irish bishop and writer (b. 1613)
• 1686 – Louis Maimbourg, French historian (b. 1610)
• 1721 – Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665)
• 1744 – John Cruger, Dutch-American politician, 39th Mayor of New York City (b. 1678)
• 1749 – Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (b. 1719)
• 1755 – Francesco Durante, Italian composer (b. 1684)
• 1826 – René Laennec, French physician (b. 1781)
• 1863 – Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798)
• 1865 – Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician (b. 1818)
• 1910 – Florence Nightingale, English nurse and writer (b. 1820)
• 1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)
• 1917 – Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1937 – Arthur Plunkett, Australian civil engineer
• 1946 – H. G. Wells, English writer (b. 1866)
• 1948 – Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (b. 1897)
• 1958 – Otto Witte, German acrobat (b. 1868)
• 1958 – Francis J. McCormick, American football and basketball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1963 – Louis Bastien, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1965 – Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician (b. 1899)
• 1982 – Joe Tex, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
• 1984 – Tigran Petrosian, Soviet-Armenian chess player (b. 1929)
• 1986 – Way Bandy, American make-up artist (b. 1941)
• 1986 – Helen Mack, American actress (b. 1913)
• 1989 – Tim Richmond, American race car driver (b. 1955)
• 1989 – Larkin I. Smith, American politician (b. 1944)
• 1991 – James Roosevelt, American politician, soldier, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (b. 1907)
• 1991 – Jack Ryan, American designer (b. 1926)
• 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (b. 1963)
• 1995 – Jan Křesadlo, Czech writer (b. 1926)
• 1995 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player (b. 1931)
• 1995 – Rob Slater, American mountaineer (b. 1960)
• 1996 – António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician (b. 1910)
• 1996 – David Tudor, American pianist and composer (b. 1926)
• 1998 – Nino Ferrer, Italian-French singer and composer (b. 1934)
• 1998 – Julien Green, American novelist (b. 1900)
• 1998 – Waneta Hoyt, American serial killer (b. 1946)
• 1998 – Edward Ginzton, Ukrainian-American physicist (b. 1915)
• 1998 – Rafael Robles, American baseball player (b. 1947)
• 1998 – Waneta Hoyt, American alleged serial killer (b. 1946)
• 1999 – Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (b. 1960)
• 1999 – John Geering, British cartoonist (b. 1941)
• 1999 – Gopal Shankar Misra, Indian musician and music teacher (b. 1957)
• 1999 – Ignatz Bubis, German Jewish leader (b. 1927)
• 2000 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani singer (b. 1965)
• 2001 – Otto Stuppacher, Austrian race car driver (b. 1947)
• 2001 – Jim Hughes, American baseball player (b. 1923)
• 2003 – Ed Townsend, American singer-songwriter, and producer (b. 1929)
• 2004 – Julia Child, American chef (b. 1912)
• 2005 – David Lange, New Zealand politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1942)
• 2006 – Tony Jay, English actor (b. 1933)
• 2006 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dissection and Ophthalamia) (b. 1975)
• 2006 – Payao Poontarat, Thai boxer (b. 1957)
• 2007 – Brian Adams, American wrestler (b. 1964)
• 2007 – Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (b. 1902)
• 2007 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1893)
• 2007 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917)
• 2008 – Bill Gwatney, American politician (b. 1959)
• 2008 – Dino Toso, Italian-Dutch engineer (b. 1969)
• 2008 – Jack Weil, American businessman (b. 1901)
• 2008 – Sandy Allen, American actress (b. 1955)
• 2008 – Henri Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1904)
• 2009 – Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter, created the Gibson Les Paul (b. 1915)
• 2009 – Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (b. 1980)
• 2010 – Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (b. 1976)
• 2010 – Lance Cade, American wrestler (b. 1981)
• 2010 – Edwin Newman, American journalist (b. 1919)
• 2011 – Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer (Agents) (b. 1952)
• 2012 – Hugo Adam Bedau, American philosopher (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Helen Gurley Brown, American author, publisher, and editor (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Salvador Escudero, Filipino politician (b. 1942)
• 2012 – Von Freeman, American saxophonist (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Nellie Gray, American activist (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Kathi Goertzen, American journalist (b. 1958)
• 2012 – Ray Jordon, Australian cricketer and football coach (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Johnny Munkhammar, Swedish politician and writer (b. 1974)
• 2012 – Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and coach (b. 1919)
• 2012 – Joan Roberts, American actress (b. 1918)

Holidays and observances [edit]

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Cassian of Imola
  • Hippolytus of Rome
  • Maximus the Confessor
  • Pope Pontian
  • Radegunde
  • August 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Festival of Aventine Diana (Roman Empire)
• Hercules Victori (Roman Empire)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Central African Republic from France in 1960.
• International Lefthanders Day (International)
• Lao Issara, Day of the Free Laos. (Laos)
• The first day of Gujo Odori (Gujō)

External links [edit]

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