The blog covers all the events and challenges that took place on 13th August.
The important highlights and people of importance who made this day a memorable day are covered in the article.
What happened on 13 August? History and famous personalities
Event Year | International Events | Birth year | International Births |
2015 | Baghdad Truck Bombing
more than 76 people were killed and 212 others were wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad Sadr City District, Iraq. |
1879 | Composer John Ireland
English composer and teacher of music were born. The majority of his output consists of piano, organ and orchestra. |
1953 | France General Strike
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1961 | Novelist Tom Perrotta
American novelist and screenwriter were born. He has written 7 novel and many short stories. |
1942 | Manhattan Project commencement
The ‘Manhattan Project’ commences, under the direction of US General Leslie Groves. It aims to deliver an atomic bomb. |
1945 | Cricketer Robin Jackman
Robin Jackman, a former English cricketer was born. He was a fast bowler and useful tail-end batsman. |
1868 | Arica Earthquake
Earthquake occurred with the magnitude between 8.5–9.0 near Arica, part of southern Peru causing more than 25,000 deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
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1895 | Actor Bert Lahr
American film actor, theatre performer, vaudevillian and comedian was born. He was well known for his quick-witted humour. |
1642 | Discovery of Mars
Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens illustrated a bright spot on Mars and discovered Martian south polar cap. |
Read more: 12th August Events and events to be remembered
History – Indian
Event Year | Indian Events | Birth year | Indian Births |
2009 | Indian schools closed due to Swine flu
In India, thousands of schools, colleges and cinemas shut down in Mumbai to combat the spread of swine flu as the government struggled to contain public anxiety. |
1963 | Actress Sridevi
Indian actress and producer were born. She was the recipient of various awards and regarded as the “first female superstar” of Indian cinema. |
2005 | Mumbai Floods
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1960 | Actress Ketki Dave
Indian actress was born. She has appeared in more than 75 Gujarati films and many notable Hindi films. |
2004 | Man hanged to death
In Calcutta, a man convicted of raping and killing a schoolgirl, becoming the first person hanged for their crimes in India in nearly a decade. |
1848 | Writer Romesh Chunder Dutt
Indian civil servant, an economic historian, the writer was born. He was the translator of Ramayana and Mahabharata. |
2002 | Guerrilla Attack
In India separatist guerrillas ambushed a truck in Meghalaya state and killed more than 15 people.
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1979 | Cricketer Lisa Sthalekar
Lisa Sthalekar, Indian born former cricketer, the commentator was born. She was captain of Australia’s international women’s cricket team. |
1997 | Order for protection of Women
In India the Supreme Court ordered the government to come up with legislation to to protect women from sexual harassment in the workplace. |
1982 | Singer Ishaan Dev
Indian music composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music programmer and stage performer was born. He won Best Male Playback Singer – Mirchi Music Awards South. |
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