August 13

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August 13th is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining.

Events

1704: Battle of Blenheim
1960: Central African Republic declares independence from France.
1961: Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. Movement between East Berlin and West Berlin remains restricted for the next 28 years, until November 9 1989.

Births

1818: Lucy Stone (women's rights activist)
1860: Annie Oakley (sharpshooter)
1899: Alfred Hitchcock (director)
1926: Fidel Castro (guerrilla / dictator)
1951: Dan Fogelberg (singer)

Deaths

1946 - H.G. Wells, author

August 12 - August 14 - July 13 - September 13 - more historical anniversaries

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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