August 13th, 1953

Born on August 13th, 1953

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What happened on August 13th?

August 13th, 2010

After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed into detention.

August 13th, 2004

Merely 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie struck the U.S. state of Florida, Hurricane Charley inflicted further damage to the region (example pictured).

August 13th, 1999

The Act on National Flag and Anthem was adopted, formally establishing the Hinomaru and "Kimigayo" as the Japanese national flag and anthem, respectively.

August 13th, 1918

Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

August 13th, 1906

Members of the U.S. Army's all-black 25th Infantry Regiment were accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence.

August 13th, 1898

Spanish–American War: After a mock battle for Manila, the Spanish commander surrendered to the United States to keep the city out of the Philippine Revolutionary Army's hands.

August 13th, 1876

The first Bayreuth Festival, created by Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima to showcase his stage works, was opened with Das Rheingold.

August 13th, 1868

A major earthquake near Arica, Peru (now in Chile), caused an estimated 25,000 casualties; the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.

August 13th, 1779

American Revolutionary War: Off the coast of Maine, the United States suffered its worst naval defeat until 1941.

August 13th, 1762

Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris the following year.

August 13th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory at the Battle of Blenheim.

August 13th, 1650

General George Monck founded the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards (soldier pictured), the oldest regular regiment of the British Army in continuous active service.

August 13th, 0582

Maurice was crowned Byzantine emperor to succeed Tiberius II Constantine.

August 13th, 1724

Bach led the Thomanerchor in Leipzig in the first performance of the chorale cantata, Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101.

August 13th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 13th

Born on August 13th, 1953

71

Thomas Pogge

German philosopher

*August 13th, 1953, Hamburg

71

Carmen Posadas

Uruguay-Spanish writer

*August 13th, 1953, Montevideo

71

Carla Bodendorf

East German athlete

*August 13th, 1953, Eilsleben

71

Ronald G. Asch

German archivist

*August 13th, 1953, Hamburg

71

Ron Hilditch

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

*August 13th, 1953, Sydney

71

Victor Colicchio

American actor and screenwriter

*August 13th, 1953, New York City

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 13th?

24

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

25

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

*August 13th, 1999, Oshawa

90

Hansjürgen Müller-Beck

German prehistorian

*August 13th, 1927, Apolda †August 2nd, 2018, Bern

76

Kathleen Battle

American opera singer

*August 13th, 1948, Portsmouth

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

50

Herb Ritts

American photographer

*August 13th, 1952, Los Angeles †December 26th, 2002, Los Angeles

67

David Crane

American writer and producer

*August 13th, 1957, Philadelphia

86

Dagmar von Kurmin

German actress

*August 13th, 1933, Riga †August 1st, 2020, Bonn

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

*August 13th, 1899, Leytonstone †April 29th, 1980, Bel Air

78

Janet Yellen

United States Secretary of the Treasury since 2021

*August 13th, 1946, Brooklyn

54

Sridevi

Indian actress (1963–2018)

*August 13th, 1963, Sivakasi †February 24th, 2018, Dubai

42

Sebastian Stan

Romanian-born American-raised actor

*August 13th, 1982, Constanța

25

Giulia Be

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 13th, 1999, Rio de Janeiro

58

Kathleen Cassello

American operatic soprano

*August 13th, 1958, Wilmington †April 12th, 2017, Munich

69

Paul Greengrass

English writer and film director

*August 13th, 1955, Cheam

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

*August 13th, 1884, Michelbach am Wald †May 3rd, 1956, Heilbronn

55

Hughie Thomasson

American guitarist and singer (1952-2007)

*August 13th, 1952, Tampa †September 9th, 2007, Brooksville

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

50

Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary since 2022

*August 13th, 1974, Fort-de-France

91

Madhur Jaffrey

Indian-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality

*August 13th, 1933, Civil Lines, Delhi

Same year
Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*March 26th, 1953, Duisburg

71

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

71

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

71

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

71

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

71

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

71

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

71

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

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