August 13 in History
August 13 is the birthday of Stella Lefty (2002) and the anniversary of the death of Prichard Colón (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for August 13, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph was born in 985, while Radegund, Frankish princess and saint died in 587.
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Famous people born on August 13
Famous people who died on August 13
2024
Wally Amos (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American television personality, entrepreneur, and author (1936–2024)
2016
Kenny Baker (English actor) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English actor and musician (1934–2016)
2014
Frans Brüggen (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (1934–2014)
2014
Süleyman Seba (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Turkish football player and sport executive (1926–2014)
2012
Johnny Pesky (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American baseball player, coach, and manager (1919–2012)
What happened on August 13
- 2020
Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
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At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
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A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2004
One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
The animated TV comedy South Park airs its very first episode.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwanese naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1978
One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1977
Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1973
Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1969
The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1968
Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
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Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
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Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1961
Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 13
- 985 — Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (died 1021)
- 1311 — Alfonso XI, king of Castile and León (died 1350)
- 1567 — Samuel de Champlain, French explorer (died 1635)
Died on August 13
- 587 — Radegund, Frankish princess and saint (born 520)
- 604 — Wen, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (born 541)
- 612 — Fabia Eudokia, Byzantine empress (born 580)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 13
Quick answers
Who was born on August 13? Stella Lefty (2002), Jaemin (2000), Dalma Gálfi (1998).
Who died on August 13? Prichard Colón (2026), Richard Alatorre (2024), Wally Amos (2024).
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