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August 13 in recent years

August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 140 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902Felix Wankel, German engineer (d. 1988)
  • 1904 – Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (d. 1999)
  • 1904 – Margaret Tafoya, Native American Pueblo potter (d. 2001)
  • 1906 – Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (d. 2003)
  • 1906 – Art Shires, American baseball player and boxer (d. 1967)
  • 1907Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (d. 1976)
  • 1908Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (d. 1998)
  • 1911William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founded DDB Worldwide (d. 1982)
  • 1912 – Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
  • 1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
  • 1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
  • 1913Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (d. 1977)
  • 1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998)
  • 1914Grace Bates, American mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
  • 1917 – Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975)
  • 1918Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006)
  • 1918 – Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
  • 1919Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (d. 2007)
  • 1919 – George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 2011)
  • 1920Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
  • 1921 – Louis Frémaux, French conductor (d. 2017)
  • 1921 – Jimmy McCracklin, American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
  • 1921 – Mary Lee, Scottish singer (d. 2022)
  • 1922 – Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (d. 2011)
  • 1925Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2005)
  • 1925 – José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentine executive and policy maker (d. 2013)
  • 1926Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (d. 2016)
  • 1928 – John Tidmarsh, English journalist and radio host (d. 2019)
  • 1929Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (d. 2016)
  • 1930 – Wilfried Hilker, German footballer and referee
  • 1930 – Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007)
  • 1930 – Bernard Manning, English comedian (d. 2007)
  • 1930 – Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (d. 1999)
  • 1930 – Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (d. 2014)
  • 1933Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
  • 1935 – Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (d. 2001)
  • 1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2021)
  • 1938Dave "Baby" Cortez, American R&B pianist, organist, and composer
  • 1938 – Bill Masterton, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1968)
  • 1940Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2000)
  • 1942 – Hissène Habré, Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th president of Chad (d. 2021)
  • 1943 – Fred Hill, American football player
  • 1943 – Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, President of Haiti
  • 1943 – Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient (d. 1971)
  • 1944 – Kevin Tighe, American actor
  • 1945 – Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  • 1945 – Gary Gregor, American basketball player
  • 1945 – Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2020)
  • 1946Janet Yellen, American economist, 78th United States secretary of the treasury
  • 1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager
  • 1947 – John Stocker, Canadian voice actor and director
  • 1947 – Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  • 1948Kathleen Battle, American operatic soprano
  • 1949 – Jim Brunzell, American wrestler
  • 1949 – Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
  • 1949 – Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker
  • 1949 – Willy Rey, Dutch-Canadian model (d. 1973)
  • 1950Jane Carr, English actress
  • 1950 – Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player, coach, and manager
  • 1951Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
  • 1952Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
  • 1952 – Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach
  • 1952 – Suzanne Muldowney, American performance artist
  • 1952 – Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (d. 2002)
  • 1952 – Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
  • 1952 – Eugenio Lopez III, Filipino businessperson, CEO and chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
  • 1953 – Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic
  • 1953 – Ron Hilditch, Australian rugby league player and coach
  • 1953 – Thomas Pogge, German philosopher and academic
  • 1953 – Peter Wright, English historian and author
  • 1954 – Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
  • 1955 – Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
  • 1955 – Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver
  • 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English director and screenwriter
  • 1956 – Rohinton Fali Nariman, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
  • 1958David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster
  • 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
  • 1958 – Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
  • 1959Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler
  • 1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
  • 1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
  • 1960 – Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer
  • 1961Koji Kondo, Japanese composer and sound director
  • 1961 – Dawnn Lewis, American actress
  • 1961 – Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire
  • 1961 – Tom Perrotta, American novelist and screenwriter
  • 1962John Slattery, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1963 – Steve Higgins, American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist
  • 1963 – Valerie Plame, American CIA agent and author
  • 1963 – Sridevi, Indian actress (d. 2018)
  • 1964 – Jay Buhner, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1964 – Debi Mazar, American actress
  • 1964 – Tom Prince, American baseball player and manager
  • 1965 – Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host
  • 1965 – Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer and conductor
  • 1966 – Scooter Barry, American basketball player
  • 1966 – Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1967Quinn Cummings, American actress, author, and entrepreneur
  • 1967 – Dave Jamerson, American basketball player
  • 1967 – Digna Ketelaar, Dutch tennis player
  • 1968 – Tal Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1968 – Todd Hendricks, American football player and coach
  • 1968 – Tony Jarrett, English sprinter and hurdler
  • 1969Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater
  • 1970 – Will Clarke, American author
  • 1970 – Elvis Grbac, American football player and coach
  • 1970 – Seana Kofoed, American actress
  • 1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer and manager
  • 1971Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver
  • 1971 – Adam Housley, American baseball player and journalist
  • 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
  • 1972 – Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
  • 1973 – Molly Henneberg, American journalist
  • 1973 – Eric Medlen, American race car driver (d. 2007)
  • 1974 – Scott MacRae, American baseball player and coach
  • 1974 – Joe Perry, English snooker player
  • 1974 – Niklas Sundin, Swedish musician and artist
  • 1974 – Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player and coach
  • 1975 – Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
  • 1975 – Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 1976 – Geno Carlisle, American basketball player
  • 1976 – Nicolás Lapentti, Ecuadorian tennis player
  • 1977 – Michael Klim, Polish-Australian swimmer
  • 1977 – Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player and coach
  • 1978 – Dwight Smith, American football player
  • 1979 – Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
  • 1979 – Corey Patterson, American baseball player
  • 1979 – Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician
  • 1980 – Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist
  • 1982 – Christopher Raeburn, English fashion designer
  • 1982 – Sarah Huckabee Sanders, American political consultant and press secretary
  • 1982 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
  • 1983 – Dallas Braden, American baseball player
  • 1983 – Aleš Hemský, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1983 – Ľubomír Michalík, Slovak footballer
  • 1983 – Christian Müller, German footballer
  • 1984Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
  • 1984 – Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer
  • 1984 – Boone Logan, American baseball player
  • 1984 – James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1985 – Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach
  • 1987 – Jose Lorenzo Diokno, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1987 – Devin McCourty, American football player
  • 1987 – Jason McCourty, American football player
  • 1987 – Jamie Reed, Welsh footballer
  • 1988 – Keith Benson, American basketball player
  • 1988 – Jerry Hughes, American football player
  • 1988 – Brandon Workman, American baseball player
  • 1989 – Greg Draper, New Zealand footballer
  • 1989 – Justin Greene, American basketball player
  • 1989 – Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
  • 1990DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player
  • 1990 – Benjamin Stambouli, French footballer
  • 1991 – Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1991 – Lesley Doig, Scottish lawn bowler
  • 1992 – Katrina Gorry, Australian football player
  • 1992 – Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
  • 1992 – Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer
  • 1992 – Taijuan Walker, American baseball player
  • 1993 – Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player
  • 1994Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1996 – Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
  • 1998Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player
  • 1999Lennon Stella, Canadian singer and actress
  • 2000 – Na Jaemin, South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor

Deaths

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1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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