Alfred Hitchcock
b. 1899
English-American director and producer
On This Day · The 225th day of the year
August 13
A look at August 13 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Alfred Hitchcock and Fidel Castro, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo
One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
Country in Central Africa - 1960
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
Country in Central Africa - 1940
World War II
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an attempt to destroy the British Royal Air Force.
1939–1945 global conflict - 1906
25th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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.)
Unit of the United - 1868
1868 Arica earthquake
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.
Southern Peru Earthquake and - 1724
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101, a chorale cantata on a famous tune.
German composer (1685–1750) - 1704
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
1701–1714 European great power - 1650
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
English military officer and - 582
Maurice (emperor)
Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Roman emperor from 582 - -29
Augustus
Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
Roman emperor from 27
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Famous birthday twins
Born on August 13Fidel Castro
b. 1926
Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba
Román Colón
b. 1979
Dominican baseball player
Moritz Bleibtreu
b. 1971
German actor
Thomas Pogge
b. 1953
German philosopher and academic
Samuel de Champlain
b. 1567
French explorer
Karl Liebknecht
b. 1871
German politician, co-founded Communist Party of Germany
Richard Willstätter
b. 1872
German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
Deaths
- 1946H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic
- 1917Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1910Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse and theologian
- 1865Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician and obstetrician
- 1863Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer
- 604Emperor Wen of Sui, emperor of the Sui Dynasty
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Benedetto Sinigardi
- —Christian feast day: Benildus Romançon
- —Christian feast day: Centola and Helen
- —Christian feast day: Cassian of Imola
- —Christian feast day: Clara Maass (Lutheran Church)
- —Christian feast day: Fachtna of Rosscarbery
- —Christian feast day: Florence Nightingale, Octavia Hill (Lutheran Church)
- —Christian feast day: Herulph
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