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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[29 BC]] &ndash; [[Octavian]] holds the first of three consecutive [[Roman triumph|triumphs]] in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] to celebrate the victory over the [[Dalmatian tribes]].
* [[523]] &ndash; [[Pope John I|John I]] becomes the new [[Pope]] after the death of [[Pope Hormisdas]].
* [[554]] &ndash; Emperor [[Justinian I]] rewards [[Liberius (praetorian prefect)|Liberius]] for his service in the [[Pragmatic Sanction of Justinian I|Pragmatic Sanction]], granting him extensive [[Estate (land)|estate]]s in Italy.
* [[582]] &ndash; [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] becomes [[Roman emperor|Emperor]] of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[871]] &ndash; Emperor [[Louis II of Italy]] and Empress [[Engelberga]] are captured by Prince [[Adelchis of Benevento]].<ref>Barbara Kreutz, ''Before the Normans: Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries'' (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996), pp. 46–47.</ref>
* [[900]] &ndash; Count [[Reginar, Duke of Lorraine|Reginar I of Hainault]] rises against [[Zwentibold]] of [[Lotharingia]] and slays him near present-day [[Susteren]].
*[[1099]] &ndash; Raniero is elected as [[Pope Paschal II]], who would become deeply entangled in the [[Investiture Controversy]].
*[[1516]] &ndash; The [[War of the League of Cambrai|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]].
*[[1521]] &ndash; After [[Fall of Tenochtitlan|an extended siege]], forces led by Spanish [[conquistador]] [[Hernán Cortés]] capture [[Tlatoani]] [[Cuauhtémoc]] and conquer the [[Aztec]] capital of [[Tenochtitlan]].
*[[1532]] &ndash; [[Union of Brittany and France]]: The [[Duchy of Brittany]] is absorbed into the [[Kingdom of France]].
*[[1536]] &ndash; Buddhist monks from [[Kyoto]], Japan's [[Enryaku-ji]] temple set fire to 21 [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren]] temples throughout Kyoto in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance.
*[[1553]] &ndash; [[Michael Servetus]] is arrested by [[John Calvin]] in [[Geneva]], Switzerland as a [[Heresy in Christianity|heretic]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1624]] &ndash; The French king [[Louis XIII]] appoints [[Cardinal Richelieu]] as prime minister.
*[[1645]] &ndash; Sweden and Denmark sign [[Peace of Brömsebro]].
*[[1650]] &ndash; Colonel [[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|George Monck]] of the [[English Army]] forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the [[Coldstream Guards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coldstreamguards-boro.org/Regimental%20History.htm |title=History of the Coldstream Guards |access-date=26 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906170010/http://coldstreamguards-boro.org/Regimental%20History.htm |archive-date=6 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: [[Battle of Blenheim]]: [[Kingdom of England|English]] and [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] forces are victorious over [[Kingdom of France|French]] and [[Electorate of Bavaria|Bavaria]]n troops.
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] leads the first performance of [[Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101|''Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott'', BWV 101]], a [[Chorale cantata cycle|chorale cantata]] on [[Vater unser im Himmelreich|a famous tune]].<ref>{{cite web
  | url = http://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000126?lang=en
  | title = Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott BWV 101; BC A 118
  | website = [[Bach Digital]]
  | date = 2024
  }}</ref>
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Royal Navy]] defeats the [[Penobscot Expedition]] with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]].
*[[1792]] &ndash; King [[Louis XVI]] of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an [[enemy of the people]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mišar]] during the [[Serbian Revolution]] begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
*[[1814]] &ndash; The [[Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814|Convention of London]], a treaty between the United Kingdom and the [[Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands|United Netherlands]], is signed in London, England.
*[[1868]] &ndash; The 8.5–9.0 {{M|w}} [[1868 Arica earthquake|Arica earthquake]] struck southern [[Peru]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide [[tsunami]] that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
*[[1889]] &ndash; William Gray of [[Hartford, Connecticut]] is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US408709.pdf |title=Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones |website=google.com |access-date=13 August 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402133309/https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com%2Fpdfs%2FUS408709.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Spanish–American War]]: Spanish and American forces engage in a [[Battle of Manila (1898)|mock battle]] for [[Manila]], after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.<ref>{{cite book|last=Young|first=Kenneth Ray|chapter=MacArthur, Arthur|title=The War of 1898, and U.S. Interventions, 1898–1934: An Encyclopedia|editor-last=Beede|editor-first=Benjamin R.|location=Florence, Ky.|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=1994|isbn=9780824056247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cf-AAAAAQBAJ|page=275|access-date=2020-08-13|archive-date=2016-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503105529/https://books.google.com/books?id=cf-AAAAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1898   &ndash; [[Carl Gustav Witt]] discovers [[433 Eros]], the first [[near-Earth asteroid]] to be found.
*[[1900]] &ndash; The steamer [[SS Deutschland (1900)|Deutschland]] of [[Hamburg America Line]]s set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on [[Plymouth]], England, five days, 11 hours and 45 minutes after sailing from New York, breaking by three hours, six minutes its previous mark in its maiden voyage in July.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=18|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; Norwegians [[1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum|vote]] to end the union with Sweden.
*[[1906]] &ndash; The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's [[25th Infantry Regiment (United States)|25th Infantry Regiment]] [[Brownsville Affair|are accused]] of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in [[Brownsville, Texas]], despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
*[[1913]] &ndash; First production in the UK of [[stainless steel]] by [[Harry Brearley]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; Women enlist in the [[United States Marine Corps]] for the first time. [[Opha May Johnson]] is the first woman to enlist.
*  1918   &ndash; Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ([[BMW]]) [[History of BMW#BMW GmbH goes public|established as a public company]] in Germany.
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Polish–Soviet War]]: The [[Battle of Warsaw (1920)|Battle of Warsaw]] begins and will last till [[August 25]]. The [[Red Army]] is defeated.
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Shanghai]] begins.
*[[1942]] &ndash; Major General [[Eugene Reybold]] of the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the [[Manhattan Project]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: German troops begin the [[Razing of Anogeia|pillage and razing of Anogeia]] in [[Crete]] that would continue until [[September 5]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation|Radio Pakistan]] broadcasts the "[[Qaumi Taranah|Qaumī Tarāna]]", the [[national anthem]] of [[Pakistan]] for the first time.
*[[1960]] &ndash; The [[Central African Republic]] declares independence from France.
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[East Germany]] closes the border between the [[East Berlin|eastern]] and [[West Berlin|western sectors]] of [[Berlin]] to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the [[Western world|West]], and construction of the [[Berlin Wall]] is started.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin.de/mauer/en/history/construction-of-the-berlin-wall/ |title=Construction of the Berlin Wall |website=Berlin.de |access-date=12 August 2017 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116075756/https://www.berlin.de/mauer/en/history/construction-of-the-berlin-wall/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The day is known as [[Barbed Wire Sunday]]. 
*[[1964]] &ndash; Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the [[murder of John Alan West]] becoming the last people [[Capital punishment in the United Kingdom|executed in the United Kingdom]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Two young women became the first fatal victims of [[Night of the Grizzlies|grizzly bear attacks]] in the 57-year history of Montana's [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] in separate incidents.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Olsen |first1=Jack |title=Night of the grizzlies |date=1996 |publisher=Homestead Pub. |location=Moose, Wyo. |isbn=0-943972-48-5}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Alexandros Panagoulis]] attempts to assassinate the Greek [[Greek military junta of 1967–1974|dictator]] Colonel [[Georgios Papadopoulos]] in [[Varkiza]], [[Athens]].
*[[1969]] &ndash; The [[Apollo 11]] astronauts enjoy a [[ticker-tape parade]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Alan |title=The Year Men Walked on the Moon |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/07/45-years-ago-we-landed-men-on-the-moon/100775/ |access-date=October 24, 2017 |work=The Atlantic |date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025074458/https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/07/45-years-ago-we-landed-men-on-the-moon/100775/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That evening, at a [[State banquet|state dinner]] in [[Los Angeles]], they are awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Nixon: Remarks at a Dinner in Los Angeles Honoring the Apollo 11 Astronauts |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=2202 |website=The American Presidency Project |access-date=October 24, 2017 |date=August 13, 1969 |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902011826/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=2202 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R EC-BIC La Coruña Airport (LCG)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730813-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-12|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-date=2020-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612233759/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730813-0}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; Members of the [[National Front (UK)|British National Front]] (NF) [[Battle of Lewisham|clash]] with anti-NF demonstrators in [[Lewisham]], London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
*[[1978]] &ndash; One hundred fifty [[Palestinian people|Palestinians]] in [[Beirut]] are [[Tel al-Zaatar massacre|killed]] in a [[List of terrorist incidents|terrorist attack]] during the [[Lebanese Civil War#Second phase of the war, 1977-82|second phase]] of the [[Lebanese Civil War]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; 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|''Min Ping Yu No. 5540'' incident]].<ref name="cts0814">{{cite news|title=閩平漁5202號偷渡客獲救與撞船原因探討|url=http://news.cts.com.tw/cts/politics/199008/199008141780881.html|work=中華電視公司|date=1990-08-14|access-date=2019-08-12|archive-date=2019-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812200955/http://news.cts.com.tw/cts/politics/199008/199008141780881.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; One hundred fifty-six [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] [[Tutsi]] refugees are massacred at the [[Gatumba]] [[refugee camp]] in [[Burundi]].
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Russo-Georgian War]]: Russian units [[Occupation of Gori|occupy]] the Georgian city of [[Gori, Georgia|Gori]].
*[[2014]] &ndash; A [[Cessna Citation Excel]] [[2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash|crashes]] in [[Santos, São Paulo]], Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including [[Brazilian Socialist Party]] presidential candidate [[Eduardo Campos]].<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2014 |title=8 people die after a plane crashed in Brazil |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28778604 |accessdate=13 August 2014 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a [[2015 Sadr City market truck bombing|truck bombing]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq.
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Israel–United Arab Emirates relations]] are formally established.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-israel-uae-peace-agreement | title =Trump announces 'Historic Peace Agreement' between Israel, UAE | last =Singman | first =Brooke | date =14 August 2020 | website =Fox News | access-date =16 August 2020 | archive-date =2 February 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210202111051/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-israel-uae-peace-agreement | url-status =live }}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[985]] &ndash; [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]], Fatimid caliph (d. 1021)
*[[1311]] &ndash; [[Alfonso XI of Castile|Alfonso XI]], king of [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]] (d. 1350)
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Samuel de Champlain]], French explorer (d. 1635)<ref>[[#Fischer|Fischer (2008)]], p. 3</ref>
*[[1584]] &ndash; [[Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk]], English admiral and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland]] (d. 1640)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[William, Count of Nassau-Siegen]], German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (d. 1642)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Huberty |first1=Michel |last2=Giraud |first2=Alain |last3=Magdelaine |first3=F.&nbsp;&&nbsp;B. |title=l'Allemagne Dynastique |language=fr |location=Le Perreux |publisher=Alain Giraud |date=1981 |volume=Tome–III: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg |pages=234, 250 }}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1625]] &ndash; [[Rasmus Bartholin]], Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
*[[1662]] &ndash; [[Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (d. 1748)
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[William Wotton]], English linguist and scholar (d. 1727)
*[[1700]] &ndash; [[Heinrich von Brühl]], Polish-German politician (d. 1763)
*[[1717]] &ndash; [[Louis François, Prince of Conti]] (d. 1776)
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[James Gillray]], English caricaturist and printmaker (d. 1815)
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers]], French general (d. 1813)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[William Wentworth]], Australian journalist, explorer, and politician (d. 1872)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Odoyevsky]], Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1869)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Anders Jonas Ångström]], Swedish physicist and astronomer (d. 1874)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Lucy Stone]], American abolitionist and suffragist (d. 1893)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet]], Anglo-Irish mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[George Grove]], English musicologist and historian (d. 1900)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Goldwin Smith]], English-Canadian historian and journalist (d. 1910)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[John J. Robison]], American politician in Michigan (d. 1897)<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date= 1891|title= Portrait and Biographical Album of Washtenaw County, Michigan: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of All the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HVhfp1DVDDwC |location=[[University of Michigan]] |publisher= Biographical Publishing Company|page= 202|isbn=}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Salomon Jadassohn]], German pianist and composer (d. 1902)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Johnny Mullagh]], Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Charles Wells (brewer)|Charles Wells]], English brewer, founded [[Charles Wells Ltd]] (d. 1914)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Leonora Barry]], Irish-born American social activist (d. 1930)<ref>{{cite book|first=Eleanor|last=Fexner|chapter=Barry, Leonora Marie Kearney|editor-first=Edward T.|editor-last=James|title=Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary|volume=1|year=1971|isbn=978-0-67462-734-5|page=101}}</ref>
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Felix Adler (professor)|Felix Adler]], German-American religious leader and educator (d. 1933)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Annie Oakley]], American target shooter (d. 1926)<ref>{{cite book|first=Ginger|last=Wadsworth|title=Annie Oakley|location=Minneapolis|publisher=Lerner Publications|year=2005|isbn=978-0-82252-940-8|page=44}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Agnelli]], Italian businessman, founded [[Fiat|Fiat S.p.A.]] (d. 1945)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[George Luks]], American painter and illustrator (d. 1933)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Karl Liebknecht]], German politician, co-founded [[Communist Party of Germany]] (d. 1919)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meyer |first=Karl W. |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/2159407 |title=Karl Liebknecht, Man Without a Country |publisher=Public Affairs Press |year=1957 |location=Washington, D.C. |oclc=2159407}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Richard Willstätter]], German-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (d. 1942)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland]], English composer and educator (d. 1962)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Harry Dean (cricketer)|Harry Dean]], English cricketer and coach (d. 1957)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[John Logie Baird]], Scottish engineer, invented the [[History of television|television]] (d. 1946)
*  1888   &ndash; [[Gleb W. Derujinsky]], Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Camillien Houde]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th [[Mayor of Montreal]] (d. 1958)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[István Barta]], Hungarian water polo player (d. 1948)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Bert Lahr]], American actor (d. 1967)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Jean Borotra]], French tennis player (d. 1994)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Regis Toomey]], American actor (d. 1991)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Alfred Hitchcock]], English-American director and producer (d. 1980)
*  1899   &ndash; [[José Ramón Guizado]], Panamanian politician, 17th [[President of Panama]] (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bdigital.binal.ac.pa/BIOVIC/Captura/upload/JoseRamonGuizado.doc |format=[[Microsoft Word]] |title=Biografía de José Ramón Guizado |language=es |publisher=Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá |access-date=2020-10-12 |archive-date=2020-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103090844/http://bdigital.binal.ac.pa/BIOVIC/Captura/upload/JoseRamonGuizado.doc |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Felix Wankel]], German engineer (d. 1988)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Buddy Rogers (actor)|Buddy Rogers]], American actor and musician (d. 1999)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Margaret Tafoya]], Native American Pueblo potter (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Tafoya |url=http://clara.nmwa.org/index.php?g=entity_detail_print&entity_id=8036 |website=CLARA Database of Women Artists |access-date=2018-11-19 |archive-date=2018-11-15 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/2972/20181115095120/http://clara.nmwa.org/index.php?g=entity_detail_print&entity_id=8036 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Chuck Carroll]], American football player and lawyer (d. 2003)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Art Shires]], American baseball player and boxer (d. 1967)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Basil Spence]], Scottish architect, designed [[Coventry Cathedral]] (d. 1976)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Gene Raymond]], American actor and pilot (d. 1998)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[William Bernbach]], American advertiser, co-founded [[DDB Worldwide]] (d. 1982)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Claire Cribbs]], American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Ben Hogan]], American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Salvador Luria]], Italian-American microbiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1991)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Makarios III]], Greek archbishop and politician, 1st [[President of Cyprus]] (d. 1977)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]], English snooker player (d. 1998)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Grace Bates]], American mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Sid Gordon]], American baseball player (d. 1975)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Noor Hassanali]], Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Trinidad and Tobago]] (d. 2006)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Frederick Sanger]], English biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2013)<ref name=nobelbio>{{cite web | title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1958: Frederick Sanger – biography | url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1958/sanger/biographical/ | publisher=Nobelprize.org | access-date=10 August 2020 | archive-date=12 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812063621/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1958/sanger/biographical/ | url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web | title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980: Frederick Sanger – autobiography | url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1980/sanger/biographical/ | publisher=Nobelprize.org | access-date=10 August 2020 | archive-date=9 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809210502/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1980/sanger/biographical/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Rex Humbard]], American evangelist and television host (d. 2007)
*  1919   &ndash; [[George Shearing]], English jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 2011)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Neville Brand]], American actor (d. 1992)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Louis Frémaux]], French conductor (d. 2017)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Jimmy McCracklin]], American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Mary Lee (singer)|Mary Lee]], Scottish singer (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|title=jabw_vintage/british music yearbook|url=http://www.r2ok.co.uk/yearb.htm|access-date=2021-04-06|website=www.r2ok.co.uk|archive-date=2021-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421014241/http://www.r2ok.co.uk/yearb.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Chuck Gilmur]], American basketball player, coach, and educator (d. 2011)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Benny Bailey]], American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2005)
*  1925   &ndash; [[José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz]], Argentine executive and policy maker (d. 2013)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Fidel Castro]], Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-[[President of Cuba]] (d. 2016)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[John Tidmarsh]],  English journalist and radio host (d. 2019)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Pat Harrington, Jr.]], American actor (d. 2016)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Wilfried Hilker]], German footballer and referee
*  1930   &ndash; [[Don Ho]], American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Bernard Manning]], English comedian (d. 2007)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Wilmer Mizell]], American baseball player and politician (d. 1999)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Bob Wiesler]], American baseball player (d. 2014)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Joycelyn Elders]], American admiral and physician, 15th [[Surgeon General of the United States]]
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Alex de Renzy]], American director and producer (d. 2001)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Mudcat Grant]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2021)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]], American R&B pianist, organist, and composer
*  1938   &ndash; [[Bill Masterton]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref name="NHL_Aug13">{{cite web |last1=John |first1=Kreiser |title=Aug. 13: Hockey Hall of Fame member Clarke born |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/this-date-in-nhl-history-august-13/c-281289930 |website=NHL.com |access-date=10 August 2020 |date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027125936/https://www.nhl.com/news/this-date-in-nhl-history-august-13/c-281289930 |url-status=live }}</ref> (d. 1968)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Bill Musselman]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2000)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Hissène Habré]], Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th [[president of Chad]] (d. 2021)<ref name=Senegal>{{cite news |title=Chad's former President Habre, convicted of war crimes, dies in Senegal |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/chads-former-president-habre-convicted-war-crimes-dies-senegal-2021-08-24/ |access-date=24 August 2021 |publisher=Reuters |date=24 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Fred Hill (American football)|Fred Hill]], American football player
*  1943   &ndash; [[Ertha Pascal-Trouillot]], President of Haiti<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/15/world/woman-in-the-news-firm-leader-for-haitians-ertha-pascal-trouillot.html|title=Woman in the News; Firm Leader For Haitians Ertha Pascal-Trouillot|first=Joseph B.|last=Treaster|newspaper=The New York Times |date=15 March 1990 |access-date=2018-05-24|language=en|archive-date=2018-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525063138/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/15/world/woman-in-the-news-firm-leader-for-haitians-ertha-pascal-trouillot.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*  1943   &ndash; [[Michael Willetts]], English sergeant; [[George Cross]] recipient (d. 1971)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Kevin Tighe]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Lars Engqvist]], Swedish politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Gary Gregor]], American basketball player
*  1945   &ndash; [[Robin Jackman]], Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2020)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Howard Marks]], Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (d. 2016)
*  [[1946]]   &ndash; [[Janet Yellen]], American economist, 78th [[United States secretary of the treasury]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Dr. Janet L. Yellen, Chair – Council of Economic Advisers |url=https://clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov/WH/EOP/CEA/html/yellen.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407212824/https://clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov/WH/EOP/CEA/html/yellen.html |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |website=clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov |date=August 3, 1999 |access-date=January 21, 2001}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Fred Stanley (baseball)|Fred Stanley]], American baseball player and manager
*  1947   &ndash; [[John Stocker (voice actor)|John Stocker]], Canadian voice actor and director
*  1947   &ndash; [[Margareta Winberg]], Swedish politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden]]
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Kathleen Battle]], American operatic soprano<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Jim Brunzell]], American wrestler
*  1949   &ndash; [[Bobby Clarke]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager<ref name="NHL_Aug13"/>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Philippe Petit]], French [[Tightrope walking|tightrope]] walker
*  1949   &ndash; [[Willy Rey]], Dutch-Canadian model (d. 1973)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Jane Carr]], English actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Jane Carr|website=British Film Institute|date=2018|access-date=18 August 2018|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba92ca459|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218235538/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba92ca459|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1950   &ndash; [[Rusty Gerhardt]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Dan Fogelberg]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Dave Carter]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Gary Gibbs]], American football player and coach
*  1952   &ndash; [[Suzanne Muldowney]], American performance artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://muldowneyville.tripod.com/profile.htm|title=Muldowneyville: Profile.|website=muldowneyville.tripod.com|access-date=2018-04-12|archive-date=2018-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413043830/http://muldowneyville.tripod.com/profile.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Herb Ritts]], American photographer and director (d. 2002)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Hughie Thomasson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Eugenio Lopez III]], Filipino businessperson, CEO and chairman of [[ABS-CBN Corporation]]
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Tom Cohen]], American philosopher, theorist, and academic
*  1953   &ndash; [[Ron Hilditch]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*  1953   &ndash; [[Thomas Pogge]], German philosopher and academic
*  1953   &ndash; [[Peter Wright (journalist)|Peter Wright]], English historian and author
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Nico Assumpção]], Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Keith Ahlers]], English race car driver
*  1955   &ndash; [[Hideo Fukuyama]], Japanese race car driver
*  1955   &ndash; [[Paul Greengrass]], English director and screenwriter
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Rohinton Fali Nariman]], Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://main.sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges |title=Chief Justice & Judges |website=[[Supreme Court of India]] |access-date=2021-03-12 |archive-date=2021-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203708/https://main.sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[David Feherty]], Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster
*  1958   &ndash; [[Feargal Sharkey]], Northern Irish singer-songwriter 
*  1958   &ndash; [[Randy Shughart]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1993)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Danny Bonaduce]], American actor and wrestler<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1959   &ndash; [[Bruce French (cricketer)|Bruce French]], English cricketer and coach
*  1959   &ndash; [[Tom Niedenfuer]], American baseball player
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Ivar Stukolkin]], Estonian swimmer
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Koji Kondo]], Japanese composer and sound director
*  1961   &ndash; [[Dawnn Lewis]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 13, 2022 includes celebrities Sebastian Stan, John Slattery |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-13-2022-includes-celebrities-sebastian-stan-john-slattery.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=13 August 2022}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Neil Mallender]], English cricketer and umpire
*  1961   &ndash; [[Tom Perrotta]], American novelist and screenwriter 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[John Slattery]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Steve Higgins]], American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist
*  1963   &ndash; [[Valerie Plame]], American [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent and author
*  1963   &ndash; [[Sridevi]], Indian actress (d. 2018)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Jay Buhner]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1964   &ndash; [[Debi Mazar]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Tom Prince (baseball)|Tom Prince]], American baseball player and manager
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Mark Lemke]], American baseball player, coach, and radio host
*  1965   &ndash; [[Hayato Matsuo]], Japanese composer and conductor
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Scooter Barry]], American basketball player
*  1966   &ndash; [[Shayne Corson]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Quinn Cummings]], American actress, author, and entrepreneur<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1967   &ndash; [[Dave Jamerson]], American basketball player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Digna Ketelaar]], Dutch tennis player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Tal Bachman]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*  1968   &ndash; [[Todd Hendricks]], American football player and coach
*  1968   &ndash; [[Tony Jarrett]], English sprinter and hurdler
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Midori Ito]], Japanese figure skater
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Will Clarke (novelist)|Will Clarke]], American author
*  1970   &ndash; [[Elvis Grbac]], American football player and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [[Seana Kofoed]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Alan Shearer]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite news |title=Timeline: Alan Shearer's career |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4930000/newsid_4930200/4930224.stm |access-date=10 August 2020 |work=BBC News |date=21 April 2006 |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004033121/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4930000/newsid_4930200/4930224.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Patrick Carpentier]], Canadian race car driver
*  1971   &ndash; [[Adam Housley]], American baseball player and journalist
*  1971   &ndash; [[Moritz Bleibtreu]], German actor <ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-31 |title=Moritz Bleibtreu: Ist Vater geworden |url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/ist-vater-geworden-6715346.bild.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=bild.de |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Kevin Plank]], American businessman, founded [[Under Armour]]
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Molly Henneberg]], American journalist
*  1973   &ndash; [[Eric Medlen]], American race car driver (d. 2007)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Scott MacRae]], American baseball player and coach
*  1974   &ndash; [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]], English snooker player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Niklas Sundin]], Swedish musician and artist
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jarrod Washburn]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Shoaib Akhtar]], Pakistani cricketer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Marty Turco]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster<ref name="NHL_Aug13"/>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Geno Carlisle]], American basketball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Nicolás Lapentti]], Ecuadorian tennis player 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Michael Klim]], Polish-Australian swimmer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Kenyan Weaks]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Dwight Smith (American football)|Dwight Smith]], American football player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Román Colón]], Dominican baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Corey Patterson]], American baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Taizō Sugimura]], Japanese politician
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Murtz Jaffer]], Canadian journalist
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Christopher Raeburn (designer)|Christopher Raeburn]], English fashion designer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders]], Governor of Arkansas, American political consultant and press secretary
*  1982   &ndash; [[Sebastian Stan]], Romanian-American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Dallas Braden]], American baseball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Aleš Hemský]], Czech ice hockey player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Ľubomír Michalík]], Slovak footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Christian Müller (footballer, born 1983)|Christian Müller]], German footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Alona Bondarenko]], Ukrainian tennis player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Niko Kranjčar]], Croatian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Boone Logan]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Gerrit van Look]], German rugby player and coach
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Jose Lorenzo Diokno]], Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1987   &ndash; [[Devin McCourty]], American football player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jason McCourty]], American football player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jamie Reed (footballer)|Jamie Reed]], Welsh footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Keith Benson]], American basketball player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Jerry Hughes]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerry Hughes |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13245/jerry-hughes |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Brandon Workman]], American baseball player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Greg Draper]], New Zealand footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Justin Greene]], American basketball player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Israel Jiménez]], Mexican footballer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[DeMarcus Cousins]], American basketball player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Benjamin Stambouli]], French footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Dave Days]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1991   &ndash; [[Lesley Doig]], Scottish lawn bowler<ref>{{cite web |title=Lesley Doig |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/lesley-doig/ |website=Team Scotland |access-date=9 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314231643/https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/lesley-doig/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Katrina Gorry]], Australian football player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Lucas Moura]], Brazilian footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Alicja Tchórz]], Polish swimmer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Taijuan Walker]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taijuan Walker |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/taijuan-walker-592836 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Johnny Gaudreau]], American ice hockey player (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Gaudreau Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/johnny-gaudreau-8476346 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Moses Mbye]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Filip Forsberg]], Swedish ice hockey player
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Antonia Lottner]], German tennis player
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Dalma Gálfi]], Hungarian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dalma Galfi {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/321106/dalma-galfi |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Lennon Stella]], Canadian singer and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Na Jaemin]], South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a.longinestiming.com/File/0000100100FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Entry List by NOC |publisher=a.longinestiming.com |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143607/http://a.longinestiming.com/File/0000100100FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[587]] &ndash; [[Radegund]], Frankish princess and saint (b. 520)
* [[604]] &ndash; [[Emperor Wen of Sui|Wen]], emperor of the [[Sui dynasty|Sui Dynasty]] (b. 541)
* [[612]] &ndash; [[Fabia Eudokia]], Byzantine empress (b. 580)
* [[662]] &ndash; [[Maximus the Confessor]], Byzantine theologian
* [[696]] &ndash; [[Prince Takechi|Takechi]], Japanese prince
* [[900]] &ndash; [[Zwentibold]], king of [[Lotharingia]] (b. 870)
* [[908]] &ndash; [[Al-Muktafi]], Abbasid caliph
* [[981]] &ndash; [[Gyeongjong of Goryeo|Gyeongjong]], king of [[Goryeo]] ([[Korea]]) (b. 955)
*[[1134]] &ndash; [[Irene of Hungary]], Byzantine empress (b. 1088)
*[[1297]] &ndash; [[Nawrūz (Mongol emir)|Nawrūz]], Mongol emir 
*[[1311]] &ndash; [[Pietro Gradenigo]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]]
*[[1382]] &ndash; [[Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile|Eleanor of Aragon]], queen of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] (b. 1358)
*[[1447]] &ndash; [[Filippo Maria Visconti]], duke of [[Duchy of Milan|Milan]] (b. 1392)
*[[1523]] &ndash; [[Gerard David]], Flemish painter (b. 1460)
===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; [[Giambologna]], Italian sculptor (b. 1529)
*[[1617]] &ndash; [[Johann Jakob Grynaeus]], Swiss clergyman and theologian (b. 1540)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Taylor]], Irish bishop and saint (b. 1613)
*[[1686]] &ndash; [[Louis Maimbourg]], French priest and historian (b. 1610)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Jacques Lelong]], French priest and author (b. 1665)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[John Cruger]], Danish-American businessman and politician, 39th [[Mayor of New York City]] (b. 1678)
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Johann Elias Schlegel]], German poet and critic (b. 1719)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Margaret Fownes-Luttrell]], English painter (b. 1726)
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[Ahilyabai Holkar]], Queen of Indore (b. 1725)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA63|title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hoshangabad|last=Pradesh (India)|first=Madhya|date=1827|publisher=Government Central Press|pages=64|language=en|access-date=2019-02-22|archive-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320055858/https://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA63|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[René Laennec]], French physician, invented the [[stethoscope]] (b. 1781)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Eugène Delacroix]], French painter and lithographer (b. 1798)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Ignaz Semmelweis]], Hungarian physician and obstetrician (b. 1818)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Collis Potter Huntington]], American railway magnate (b. 1821)<ref>{{cite book|title=Prominent and progressive Americans: an encyclopædia of contemporaneous biography|url=https://archive.org/details/prominentandpro01harrgoog|access-date=October 24, 2011|year=1902|publisher=New York Tribune|page=[https://archive.org/details/prominentandpro01harrgoog/page/n305 184]}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Florence Nightingale]], Italian-English nurse and theologian (b. 1820)<ref>{{cite book|first=Joyce J.|last=Fitzpatrick|title=Encyclopedia of Nursing Research|location=New York|publisher=Springer|year=2017|page=343|isbn=978-0-82613-304-5}}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Jules Massenet]], French composer (b. 1842)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Eduard Buchner]], German chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1860)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Mary Hunter Austin]], American author and playwright (b. 1868) 
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Sigizmund Levanevsky]], Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (b. 1902)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[H. G. Wells]], English novelist, historian, and critic (b. 1866)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Demetrius Constantine Dounis]], Greek violinist and mandolin player (b. 1886)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Francis J. McCormick]], American football, basketball player, and coach (b. 1903)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Louis Bastien (cyclist)|Louis Bastien]], French cyclist and fencer (b. 1881)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Hayato Ikeda]], Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. 1899)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[W. O. Bentley]], English race car driver and engineer, founded [[Bentley|Bentley Motors Limited]] (b. 1888)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Ida McNeil]], American broadcaster and designer of the [[flag of South Dakota]] (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pioneer Broadcaster Dies In Rapid City |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-obituary-for-ida-mcneil-ag/99076549/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |work=[[Sioux Falls Argus Leader|Sioux Falls Argus-Leader]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 15, 1974 |location=Rapid City |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Murilo Mendes]], Brazilian poet and telegrapher (b. 1901)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Lonnie Mayne]], American wrestler (b. 1944)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Andrew Dasburg]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Tigran Petrosian]], Georgian-Armenian chess player (b. 1929)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Helen Mack]], American actress (b. 1913)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Tim Richmond]], American race car driver (b. 1955)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Larkin I. Smith]], American police officer and politician (b. 1944)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[James Roosevelt]], American general and politician (b. 1907)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Alison Hargreaves]], English mountaineer (b. 1963)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Jan Křesadlo]], Czech-English psychologist and author (b. 1926)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Mickey Mantle]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1931)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[António de Spínola]], Portuguese general and politician, 14th [[President of Portugal]] (b. 1910)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Nino Ferrer]], Italian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Edward Ginzton]], Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (b. 1915)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Julien Green]], American author (b. 1900)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Rafael Robles]], Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1947)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Ignatz Bubis]], German Jewish religious leader (b. 1927)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Jaime Garzón]], Colombian journalist and lawyer (b. 1960)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Nazia Hassan]], Pakistani singer-songwriter (b. 1965)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Jai |title=Nazia Hassan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/23/guardianobituaries |access-date=4 April 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=23 August 2000}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Otto Stuppacher]], Austrian race car driver (b. 1947)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)|Jim Hughes]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1923)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Betty Cavanna]], American author (b. 1909)<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Betty Cavanna, 92, Author for Teenagers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/15/arts/betty-cavanna-92-author-for-teenagers.html |access-date=25 August 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=15 Aug 2001 |archive-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825210227/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/15/arts/betty-cavanna-92-author-for-teenagers.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Ed Townsend]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Julia Child]], American chef, author, and television host (b. 1912)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Miguel Arraes]], Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
*  2005   &ndash; [[David Lange]], New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1942)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Tony Jay]], English actor and singer (b. 1933)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Jon Nödtveidt]], Swedish musician (b. 1975)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Brian Adams]], American wrestler (b. 1964)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Brooke Astor]], American philanthropist and socialite (b. 1902)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Phil Rizzuto]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Henri Cartan]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Bill Gwatney]], American politician (b. 1959)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Jack Weil]], American businessman (b. 1901)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Lavelle Felton]], American basketball player (b. 1980)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Panagiotis Bachramis]], Greek footballer (b. 1976)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Lance Cade]], American wrestler (b. 1981)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Edwin Newman]], American journalist and author (b. 1919)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Tareque Masud]], Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1957)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Mishuk Munier]], Bangladeshi journalist and cinematographer (b. 1959)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Hugo Adam Bedau]], American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Helen Gurley Brown]], American journalist and author (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ray Jordon]], Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1937)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Johnny Pesky]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1919)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Joan Roberts]], American actress and singer (b. 1917)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Lothar Bisky]], German politician (b. 1941)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Aaron Selber, Jr.]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jean Vincent]], French footballer and manager (b. 1930)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Frans Brüggen]], Dutch flute player and conductor (b. 1934)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Eduardo Campos]], Brazilian politician, 14th [[Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)|Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology]] (b. 1965)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Martino Finotto]], Italian race car driver (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Süleyman Seba]], Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1926)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti]], Iraqi politician, [[Ministry of Interior (Iraq)|Iraqi Minister of Interior]] (b. 1952)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Bob Fillion]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1920)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Om Prakash Munjal]], Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Hero Cycles]] (b. 1928)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Kenny Baker (English actor)|Kenny Baker]], English actor and musician (b. 1934) 
*  2016   &ndash; [[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]], Indian Hindu leader (b. 1921)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Jim Neidhart]], American wrestler (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart dies |work=canoe.com |access-date=August 13, 2018 |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/08/13/22782945.html |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815205753/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/08/13/22782945.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Nanci Griffith]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-14|title="A Big Beautiful Heart": Music Lovers Mourn the Death of Nanci Griffith, Grammy-Winning Folk Singer|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/a-big-beautiful-heart-music-lovers-mourn-the-death-of-nanci-griffith-grammy-winning-folk-singer|access-date=2021-09-07|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820152601/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/a-big-beautiful-heart-music-lovers-mourn-the-death-of-nanci-griffith-grammy-winning-folk-singer|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Richard Alatorre]], American politician (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Ex-LA City Councilmember Richard Alatorre, 81, dies after battle with cancer |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/08/14/ex-la-city-councilmember-richard-alatorre-81-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Wally Amos]], American entrepreneur, founder of [[Famous Amos]] (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2024-08-14 |title=Wally Amos, Enterprising Creator of Famous Amos Cookies, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/wally-amos-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Sergio Donati]], Italian screenwriter (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-13 |title=Addio allo sceneggiatore Sergio Donati, amato da Leone e Bellocchio. Suoi 'C'era una volta Il west' e 'Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina' |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/08/13/news/sergio_donati_morto_sceneggiatore_sergio_leone_marco_bellocchio-423445869/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Greg Kihn]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petri |first=Alexandra E. |date=2024-08-15 |title=Greg Kihn, 75, Dies; Scored Hits With 'Jeopardy' and 'The Breakup Song' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/arts/music/greg-kihn-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Frank Selvy]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2024-08-13 |title=Frank Selvy, 91, Dies; Scored 100 Points in a College Basketball Game |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/sports/basketball/frank-selvy-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Benedetto Sinigardi]]
**[[Benildus Romançon]]
**[[Centola and Helen]]
**[[Cassian of Imola]]
**[[Clara Maass]] ([[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Lutheran Church]])
**[[Fachtna of Rosscarbery]]
**[[Florence Nightingale]], [[Octavia Hill]]  ([[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Lutheran Church]])
**[[Herulph]]
**[[Hippolytus of Rome]]
**[[Jeremy Taylor]] ([[Anglican Communion]])
**[[John Berchmans]] (before 1970)
**[[Junian of Mairé]]
**Blessed [[Marco d'Aviano]]
**[[Maximus the Confessor]]
**[[Nerses IV the Gracious|Nerses Glaietsi]] ([[Catholic Church]])
**[[Pope Pontian]]
**[[Radegund]]e
**[[Wigbert]]
**[[August 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Independence Day (Central African Republic)|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Central African Republic]] from France in 1960.
*[[International Lefthanders Day]] ([[International observance|International]])
*[[Women in Tunisia|Women's Day]], commemorates the enaction of Tunisian [[Code of Personal Status (Tunisia)|Code of Personal Status]] in 1956. ([[Tunisia]])
*[[Organ donation|World Organ Donation Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/world-organ-donation-day-a-brief-history-101628815156959-amp.html|title=World Organ Donation Day: A brief history|website=hindustantimes.com|date=13 Aug 2021|accessdate=11 Aug 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/13 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=13}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/13 |title=Historical Events on August 13 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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