August 13

Events

 * - According to the, the starts.
 * - marries.
 * -, according to legend/folklore, is initiated into a  cult, subsequently founds the tradition of  later known as the.
 * - : lands at,  with 8000 men.
 * - between  and  signed. In it,  recognises  claim to, and Charles recognises Francis's claim to.
 * - (present day ) falls to.
 * - monks from   set fire to 21  temples throughout  in the . (Traditional :  ).
 * - arrested by  in  as a.
 * - : -  and  victorious over  and.
 * - The, a between the  and the , is signed in.
 * - Lightning strikes the belltower of the . A bucket brigade barely saves the historic structure.
 * - holds  in favour of dissolving the union with.
 * -, an , is crowned King of.
 * 1913  - Invention of  by.
 * - Women enlist in the for the first time.  is the first woman to enlist.
 * - : begins, lasts till . The  is defeated.
 * - First major sea-going ship arrives at, newly constructed seaport.
 * - begins.
 * - : begins -  The  launches a series of attacks on  fighter bases and  installations.
 * - broadcasts  of  for the first time.
 * - The declares independence from.
 * - The closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of, to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the.
 * - attempts to assassinate the    in,.
 * - The roof of the uncompleted near  collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.
 * -  assumes responsibility for his role in the.
 * -, his wife , and are arrested on suspicion of . All are found guilty on , , with sentences of life, 30, and 25 years, respectively.
 * -, a Category 4 storm, strikes and devastates the surrounding area.
 * - crackdown by  on a peaceful protest in the capital city of,.
 * - 156  refugees massacred at the   in.

Births

 * -, French bishop and saint (d. )
 * - King and Leon (d. )
 * -, Italian insurrectionist, teacher, and witch
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, English scholar (d. )
 * -, German statesman (d. )
 * -, French military leader (d. )
 * -, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814)
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Australian explorer and politician (d. )
 * -, of  (d. )
 * -, Russian philosopher and writer (d. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (d. )
 * -, American suffragette (d. )
 * -, Irish physicist (d. )
 * - Sir, English music historian (d. )
 * -, English-born historian and journalist (d. )
 * -, German-born educator (d. )
 * -, American sharpshooter (d. )
 * -, Italian industrialist (d. )
 * -, German chemist, (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, American inventor and banker (d. )
 * -, Scottish television pioneer (d. )
 * 1888  -, Russian-American sculptor (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (d. )
 * -, Danish Olympic champion fencer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English film director (d. )
 * -, German engineer and inventor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - Sir, Scottish architect (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Famous Advertiser (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * 1912  -, Italian-born biologist,  (d. )
 * -, English snooker player (d. )
 * 1913  -,  and first  (d.)
 * -, Basque operetta singer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. 1975)
 * -, English chemist,
 * -, American television evangelist (d. )
 * 1919  -, British musician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Cuban revolutionary and politician
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1930  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1930  -, English comedian  (d. )
 * - Doctor, American physician, 15th
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1935  -, British television entertainer (d. )
 * -, American pop keyboardist
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1944  -, British athlete and racing driver
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, American soprano
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, Brazilian bass player (d. )
 * -, English film director
 * 1955  -, British racing driver
 * 1955  -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, musician
 * 1958  - , posthumous  recipient for actions during the  (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1959  -, American baseball player
 * -, English darts player
 * 1960  -, Japanese composer
 * 1960  -, American actress
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1964  -, American actor
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Belgian writer
 * -, Japanese figure skater
 * -, American novelist
 * 1970  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1970  -, English footballer
 * -, German actor
 * 1971  -, Quebec race car driver
 * 1971  -, Salvadoran-born actor
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * 1973  -, American journalist
 * 1973  -, American drag racer and rodeo star (d. )
 * -, English snooker player
 * 1975  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1975  -, Pakistani cricketer
 * -, Australian swimmer
 * -, Zimbabwean footballer
 * -, Japanese politician
 * 1979  -, American baseball player
 * -, American speed skater
 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * 1983  -, Slovakian footballer
 * 1983  -, Romanian-born actor
 * -, Croatian footballer
 * 1984  -, American baseball player
 * 1984  -, American rapper
 * -, champion

Deaths

 * -, wife of
 * -, last King of Lotharingia (b. )
 * -, Empress consort of
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter
 * -, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. )
 * -, Irish author and bishop (b. )
 * -, French-born historian (b. )
 * -, French bibliographer (b. )
 * -, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. )
 * -, German critic and poet (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French physician (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian physician (b. )
 * -, English nurse (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * -, Australian civil engineer (b. unknown)
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, acrobat and King of Albania (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Soviet/Armenian chess player (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, American designer (b. )
 * -, Czech-born writer (b. )
 * 1995  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, American novelist ((b. )
 * 1998  -, French-Italian singer and composer (b. )
 * -, n and , murdered (b. )
 * -, Austrian racing driver (b. )
 * -, American songwriter and producer (b. )
 * -, American chef and television personality (b. )
 * -, 32nd (b. )
 * -, Thai Olympic boxer (b. )
 * 2006  -, English actor (b. )
 * -, aka Crush, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2007  -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * 2007  -, Japanese woman, oldest person (b. )
 * 2007  -, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - in honor of  and, on the  hill.
 * -, Day of the Free Laos.
 * In,  (agosto) is considered to be especially filled with sorrow ().
 * (Cassianus of Imola), bishop of, martyr [Brixen, Magdeburg, Ratzeburg, Regensburg, Trent], of shorthand-writers, and of
 * Saints us, pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs
 * and companions, martyrs [common]
 * , prior, confessor [Mainz]
 * [Paris]
 * e, Radegundis, help against the, virgin (sometimes also queen) [France; Paris]
 * , prior, confessor [Mainz]
 * [Paris]
 * e, Radegundis, help against the, virgin (sometimes also queen) [France; Paris]
 * e, Radegundis, help against the, virgin (sometimes also queen) [France; Paris]