What are the important events that happened on August 13? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

August 13: Facts & Myths About This Day

August 13 is the 226^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 31, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 478,752 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosahexagon’ day.

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 169 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,253 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

August 13 Historical Events

• 1814 –
  The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London.
• 1868 –
  A massive earthquake near Arica, Peru, causes an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami causes considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.
• 1898 –
  Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
• 1898 –
  Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
• 1920 –
  Polish-Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
• 1937 –
  The Battle of Shanghai begins.
• 1969 –
  The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
• 1978 –
  150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
• 2004 –
  156 Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
• 2004 –
  Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.

Who were born on August 13?

• 1666 –
  William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
• 1764 –
  Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
• 1860 –
  Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter (d. 1926)
• 1889 –
  Camillien Houde, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
• 1926 –
  Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician
• 1947 –
  Fred Stanley, American baseball player
• 1960 –
  Koji Kondo, Japanese composer
• 1960 –
  Phil Taylor, English darts player
• 1983 –
  Sebastian Stan, Romanian-born American actor
• 1984 –
  James Morrison, British singer

Who died on August 13?

• 1134 –
  Irene of Hungary, consort of Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos (b. 1088)
• 1382 –
  Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, consort of King John I of Castile (b. 1358)
• 1744 –
  John Cruger, Dutch-born American politician and 39th Mayor of New York City (b. 1678)
• 1749 –
  Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (b. 1719)
• 1863 –
  Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798)
• 1965 –
  Ikeda Hayato, Japanese politician (b. 1899)
• 1995 –
  Jan Křesadlo, Czech writer (b. 1926)
• 1998 –
  Julien Green, American novelist (b. 1900)
• 2008 –
  Dino Toso, American Formula 1 engineer (b. 1969)
• 2008 –
  Jack Weil, American businessman (b. 1901)