August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1422 - William Caxton, printer
- 1818 - Lucy Stone, women's rights activist
- 1860 - Annie Oakley[?], sharpshooter (+ 1926)
- 1888 - John Logie Baird, television pioneer (+ 1946)
- 1895 - Bert Lahr[?], actor (+ 1967)
- 1899 - Alfred Hitchcock, director (+ 1980)
- 1904 - Charles (Buddy) Rogers[?], actor (+ 1999
- 1912 - Ben Hogan, golf champion
- 1919 - George Shearing[?], musician
- 1920 - Neville Brand, actor (+ 1992)
- 1926 - Fidel Castro, revolutionary and politician
- 1930 - Don Ho[?], musician
- 1933 - Doctor Jocelyn Elders[?], United States Surgeon General
- 1935 - Jim (Mudcat) Grant[?], member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1948 - Kathleen Battle[?], opera singer
- 1949 - Bobby Clarke[?], ice hockey star
- 1951 - Dan Fogelberg[?], singer
- 1952 - Herb Ritts, celebrity photographer
- 1959 - Danny Bonaduce, actor
- 1970 - Alan Shearer, England and Newcastle soccer player.
Deaths
Holidays and observances
See Also:
August 12 - August 14 - July 13 - September 13 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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