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August 13

August 13 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 29 BC. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 13 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 13?

August 13 is the 225th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between -29 and 2004. Famous people born on August 13 include Alfred Hitchcock, Fidel Castro and Román Colón.

Released on August 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game The Bazaar

2024

  • Game Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery

2023

  • TV Natural High

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. -29

    Augustus

  2. 582

    Maurice (emperor)

  3. 1650

    George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

  4. 1704

    War of the Spanish Succession

  5. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  6. 1868

    1868 Arica earthquake

  7. 1906

    25th Infantry Regiment (United States)

  8. 1940

    World War II

  9. 1960

    Central African Republic

  10. 2004

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 13

Alfred Hitchcock

b. 1899

Fidel Castro

b. 1926

Román Colón

b. 1979

Moritz Bleibtreu

b. 1971

Thomas Pogge

b. 1953

Samuel de Champlain

b. 1567

Karl Liebknecht

b. 1871

Richard Willstätter

b. 1872

Deaths

  • 1946H. G. Wells
  • 1917Eduard Buchner
  • 1910Florence Nightingale
  • 1865Ignaz Semmelweis
  • 1863Eugène Delacroix
  • 604Emperor Wen of Sui

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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