Birthday August 13, 1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)
Birthday August 13, 1655 Johann Christoph Denner, clarinet inventor
Birthday August 13, 1814 Anders Jonas Angstrom, physicist, founder of spectroscopy
Birthday August 13, 1818 Lucy Stone, pioneer in Woman's Rights
Birthday August 13, 1819 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, physicist, mathematician
Birthday August 13, 1860 Annie Oakley is born
Birthday August 13, 1860 Annie Oakley, frontier woman
Birthday August 13, 1899 Alfred Hitchcock, director (Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window)
Birthday August 13, 1899 Hitchcock born
Birthday August 13, 1902 Regis Toomey, Actor
Birthday August 13, 1902 Felix Wankel, German inventor (Wankel rotary-piston engine)
Birthday August 13, 1902 Rotary engine inventor Felix Wankel born
Birthday August 13, 1904 Charles (Buddy) Rodgers, Actor
Birthday August 13, 1908 Gene Raymond, Actor
Birthday August 13, 1909 John Beal, Actor
Birthday August 13, 1912 Ben Hogan, golfer
Birthday August 13, 1918 Frederick Sanger, British chemist (Nobel 1958, 1980)
Birthday August 13, 1920 George Shearing, pianist
Birthday August 13, 1921 Neville Brand, Actor
Birthday August 13, 1926 Fidel Castro born
Birthday August 13, 1927 Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban political leader
Birthday August 13, 1931 Novelist and screenwriter William Goldman is born
Birthday August 13, 1961 Yosemite killer Cary Stayner born
Birthday August 13, 1967 Quinn Cummings
History August 13, 0000 BC The Mayan "long count" calendar system begins
History August 13, 1521 Aztec capital falls to Cortés
History August 13, 1642 Christiaan Huygens discovers the Martian south polar cap
History August 13, 1704 English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim
History August 13, 1781 Patriots ambush Loyalists as French set sail
History August 13, 1831 Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia
History August 13, 1847 English astronomer J.R. Hind discovers asteroid Iris
History August 13, 1864 Deep Bottom Run campaign begins
History August 13, 1876 Reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified
History August 13, 1878 First victim of Memphis yellow-fever epidemic dies
History August 13, 1918 German crown council at Spa
History August 13, 1932 Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers & wins the game 1-0 in 10 tying the feat of Senator Tom Hughes who also won 1-0 in 10 in 1906
History August 13, 1939 Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over the A's
History August 13, 1940 The Battle of Britain escalates
History August 13, 1948 Record day for the Berlin Airlift
History August 13, 1952 Hound Dog is recorded for the first time by Big Mama Thornton
History August 13, 1960 Central African Republic proclaims independence from France
History August 13, 1961 Berlin Wall erected in East Germany
History August 13, 1966 Prince Sihanouk criticizes the United States
History August 13, 1972 Sappers raid Long Binh ammo dump
History August 13, 1981 Reagan signs Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA)
History August 13, 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High debuts
History August 13, 1995 Yankee legend dies
August 13, 1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)
August 13, 1655 Johann Christoph Denner, clarinet inventor
August 13, 1814 Anders Jonas Angstrom, physicist, founder of spectroscopy
August 13, 1818 Lucy Stone, pioneer in Woman's Rights
August 13, 1819 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, physicist, mathematician
August 13, 1860 Annie Oakley is born
August 13, 1860 Annie Oakley, frontier woman
August 13, 1899 Alfred Hitchcock, director (Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window)
August 13, 1899 Hitchcock born
August 13, 1902 Regis Toomey, Actor
August 13, 1902 Felix Wankel, German inventor (Wankel rotary-piston engine)
August 13, 1902 Rotary engine inventor Felix Wankel born
August 13, 1904 Charles (Buddy) Rodgers, Actor
August 13, 1908 Gene Raymond, Actor
August 13, 1909 John Beal, Actor
August 13, 1912 Ben Hogan, golfer
August 13, 1918 Frederick Sanger, British chemist (Nobel 1958, 1980)
August 13, 1920 George Shearing, pianist
August 13, 1921 Neville Brand, Actor
August 13, 1926 Fidel Castro born
August 13, 1927 Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban political leader
August 13, 1931 Novelist and screenwriter William Goldman is born
August 13, 1961 Yosemite killer Cary Stayner born
August 13, 1967 Quinn Cummings
August 13, 0000 BC The Mayan "long count" calendar system begins
August 13, 1521 Aztec capital falls to Cortés
August 13, 1642 Christiaan Huygens discovers the Martian south polar cap
August 13, 1704 English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim
August 13, 1781 Patriots ambush Loyalists as French set sail
August 13, 1831 Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia
August 13, 1847 English astronomer J.R. Hind discovers asteroid Iris
August 13, 1864 Deep Bottom Run campaign begins
August 13, 1876 Reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified
August 13, 1878 First victim of Memphis yellow-fever epidemic dies
August 13, 1918 German crown council at Spa
August 13, 1932 Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers & wins the game 1-0 in 10 tying the feat of Senator Tom Hughes who also won 1-0 in 10 in 1906
August 13, 1939 Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over the A's
August 13, 1940 The Battle of Britain escalates
August 13, 1948 Record day for the Berlin Airlift
August 13, 1952 Hound Dog is recorded for the first time by Big Mama Thornton
August 13, 1960 Central African Republic proclaims independence from France
August 13, 1961 Berlin Wall erected in East Germany
August 13, 1966 Prince Sihanouk criticizes the United States
August 13, 1972 Sappers raid Long Binh ammo dump
August 13, 1981 Reagan signs Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA)
August 13, 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High debuts
August 13, 1995 Yankee legend dies