August 13th, 1980

Born on August 13th, 1980

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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

Hurricane Charley struck the U.S. state of Florida, just 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie inflicted its own damage to the region.

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 (pictured) 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, 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.

August 13th, 1099

Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II, who would become deeply entangled in the Investiture Controversy.

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

Born on August 13th, 1980

43

Ciara Conway

Irish politician

*August 13th, 1980, Waterford

43

Álex González

Spanish actor

*August 13th, 1980, Madrid

43

Daniel Schultheiß

German politician and scientist

*August 13th, 1980, Sonneberg

43

Justus Scharowsky

German field hockey player

*August 13th, 1980, Starnberg

43

Sacha Margairaz

Swiss association football player

*August 13th, 1980, Rances

43

Egoitz Jaio Gabiola

Spanish footballer

*August 13th, 1980, Abadiño

43

Adiel de Oliveira Amorim

Brazilian association football player

*August 13th, 1980, Cubatão

43

Michał Ignerski

Polish basketball player

*August 13th, 1980, Lubin

43

Murtz Jaffer

Canadian television host

*August 13th, 1980, North York

43

Eric Appel

American television director, editor, producer, writer

*August 13th, 1980, Endicott

43

Ben Joshua

Indonesian actor

*August 13th, 1980, Manado City

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

24

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

*August 13th, 1999, Oshawa

41

Sebastian Stan

Romanian-born American-raised actor

*August 13th, 1982, Constanța

44

Corey Patterson

American baseball player

*August 13th, 1979, Atlanta

23

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

44

Jamie Travis

Canadian film director

*August 13th, 1979, Vancouver

90

Hansjürgen Müller-Beck

German prehistorian

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

39

Niko Kranjčar

Croatian footballer

*August 13th, 1984, Zagreb

24

Giulia Be

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 13th, 1999, Rio de Janeiro

44

Joseph Hansen

American rower

*August 13th, 1979, Reno

49

Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary since 2022

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

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

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

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

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

34

Davide Cimolai

Road racing cyclist

*August 13th, 1989, Pordenone

44

Kasia Smutniak

Polish actress and model (1979)

*August 13th, 1979, Piła

46

Michael Klim

Australian swimmer

*August 13th, 1977, Gdynia

75

Kathleen Battle

American opera singer

*August 13th, 1948, Portsmouth

54

Sridevi

Indian actress (1963–2018)

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

53

Alan Shearer

English footballer

*August 13th, 1970, Newcastle upon Tyne

31

Spencer Stone

American former U.S. staff sergeant

*August 13th, 1992, Sacramento

41

Gil Ofarim

German musician and actor

*August 13th, 1982, Munich

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Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Yes: 1980 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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