August 13th, 1954

Born on August 13th, 1954

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What happened on August 13th, 1954?

August 13th, 1954

Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Pakistan

What else 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.

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

Born on August 13th, 1954

70

Doris Hoch

German politician

*August 13th, 1954, Bremerhaven

70

Lincoln Diaz-Balart

American politician (born 1954)

*August 13th, 1954, Havana

46

Nico Assumpção

Brazilian musician (1954-2001)

*August 13th, 1954, São Paulo †January 20th, 2001, Rio de Janeiro

70

Gloria La Riva

Socialist activist and perennial candidate for United States president

*August 13th, 1954, Albuquerque

70

Renuka Chowdhury

Former Union Minister of India and Member of Rajya Sabha

*August 13th, 1954, Visakhapatnam

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

71

Thomas Pogge

German philosopher

*August 13th, 1953, Hamburg

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

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

50

Herb Ritts

American photographer

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

69

Paul Greengrass

English writer and film director

*August 13th, 1955, Cheam

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

71

Carmen Posadas

Uruguay-Spanish writer

*August 13th, 1953, Montevideo

91

Madhur Jaffrey

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

*August 13th, 1933, Civil Lines, Delhi

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

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

50

Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary since 2022

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

Same year
Born in 1954

70

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

70

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

70

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

70

Benno Möhlmann

German association football player and manager

*August 1st, 1954, Lohne

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

69

Emir Kusturica

Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

70

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

70

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

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