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Events

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=1601–1900=

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  • 1779 – 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 – King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
  • 1806 – Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
  • 1814 – The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Netherlands, is signed in London, England.
  • 1868 – The 8.5–9.0 {{M|w}} Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
  • 1889 – William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."{{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 }}
  • 1898 – Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.{{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}}
  • 1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
  • 1900 – The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines 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.{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=18|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}

=1901–present=

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Felix Wankel, German engineer (died 1988)
  • 1904 – Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (died 1999)
  • 1904 – Margaret Tafoya, Native American Pueblo potter (died 2001){{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 }}
  • 1906 – Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (died 2003)
  • 1906 – Art Shires, American baseball player and boxer (died 1967)
  • 1907 – Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (died 1976)
  • 1908 – Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (died 1998)
  • 1911 – William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founded DDB Worldwide (died 1982)
  • 1912 – Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (died 1985)
  • 1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1997)
  • 1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)
  • 1913 – Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (died 1977)
  • 1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player (died 1998)
  • 1914 – Grace Bates, American mathematician and academic (died 1996)
  • 1917 – Sid Gordon, American baseball player (died 1975)
  • 1918 – Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2006)
  • 1918 – Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013){{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 }}
    {{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 }}
  • 1919 – Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (died 2007)
  • 1919 – George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader (died 2011)
  • 1920 – Neville Brand, American actor (died 1992)
  • 1921 – Louis Frémaux, French conductor (died 2017)
  • 1921 – Jimmy McCracklin, American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)
  • 1921 – Mary Lee, Scottish singer (died 2022){{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}}
  • 1922 – Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (died 2011)
  • 1925 – Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (died 2005)
  • 1925 – José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentine executive and policy maker (died 2013)
  • 1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (died 2016)
  • 1928 – John Tidmarsh, English journalist and radio host (died 2019)
  • 1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (died 2016)
  • 1930 – Wilfried Hilker, German footballer and referee
  • 1930 – Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (died 2007)
  • 1930 – Bernard Manning, English comedian (died 2007)
  • 1930 – Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (died 1999)
  • 1930 – Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (died 2014)
  • 1933 – Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
  • 1935 – Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (died 2001)
  • 1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
  • 1938 – Dave "Baby" Cortez, American R&B pianist, organist, and composer
  • 1938 – Bill Masterton, Canadian ice hockey player{{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 }} (died 1968)
  • 1940 – Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (died 2000)
  • 1942 – Hissène Habré, Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th president of Chad (died 2021){{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}}
  • 1943 – Fred Hill, American football player
  • 1943 – Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, President of Haiti{{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}}
  • 1943 – Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient (died 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 (died 2020)
  • 1945 – Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (died 2016)
  • 1946 – Janet Yellen, American economist, 78th United States secretary of the treasury{{Cite web |author= |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}}
  • 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
  • 1948 – Kathleen 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 (died 1973)
  • 1950 – Jane Carr, English actress{{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}}
  • 1950 – Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player, coach, and manager
  • 1951 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)
  • 1952 – Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)
  • 1952 – Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach
  • 1952 – Suzanne Muldowney, American performance artist{{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}}
  • 1952 – Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (died 2002)
  • 1952 – Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 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 (died 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{{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 }}
  • 1958 – David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster
  • 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
  • 1958 – Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1993)
  • 1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler
  • 1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
  • 1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
  • 1960 – Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer
  • 1961 – Koji Kondo, Japanese composer and sound director
  • 1961 – Dawnn Lewis, American actress{{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}}
  • 1961 – Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire
  • 1961 – Tom Perrotta, American novelist and screenwriter
  • 1962 – John 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 (died 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
  • 1967 – Quinn 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
  • 1969 – Midori 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{{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 }}
  • 1971 – Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver
  • 1971 – Adam Housley, American baseball player and journalist
  • 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor {{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}}
  • 1972 – Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
  • 1973 – Molly Henneberg, American journalist
  • 1973 – Eric Medlen, American race car driver (died 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, Governor of Arkansas, 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
  • 1984 – Alona 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{{cite web |title=Jerry Hughes |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13245/jerry-hughes |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 August 2023}}
  • 1988 – Brandon Workman, American baseball player
  • 1989 – Greg Draper, New Zealand footballer
  • 1989 – Justin Greene, American basketball player
  • 1989 – Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
  • 1990 – DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player
  • 1990 – Benjamin Stambouli, French footballer
  • 1991 – Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1991 – Lesley Doig, Scottish lawn bowler{{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 }}
  • 1992 – Katrina Gorry, Australian football player
  • 1992 – Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
  • 1992 – Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer
  • 1992 – Taijuan Walker, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Taijuan Walker |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/taijuan-walker-592836 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 August 2023}}
  • 1993 – Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (died 2024){{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}}
  • 1993 – Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player
  • 1994 – Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1996 – Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
  • 1998 – Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player{{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}}
  • 1999 – Lennon Stella, Canadian singer and actress
  • 2000 – Na Jaemin, South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor{{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 }}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

  • 1608 – Giambologna, Italian sculptor (born 1529)
  • 1617 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss clergyman and theologian (born 1540)
  • 1667 – Jeremy Taylor, Irish bishop and saint (born 1613)
  • 1686 – Louis Maimbourg, French priest and historian (born 1610)
  • 1721 – Jacques Lelong, French priest and author (born 1665)
  • 1744 – John Cruger, Danish-American businessman and politician, 39th Mayor of New York City (born 1678)
  • 1749 – Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic (born 1719)
  • 1766 – Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (born 1726)
  • 1795 – Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of Indore (born 1725){{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}}
  • 1826 – René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (born 1781)
  • 1863 – Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer (born 1798)
  • 1865 – Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician and obstetrician (born 1818)
  • 1900 – Collis Potter Huntington, American railway magnate (born 1821){{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]}}

=1901–present=

  • 1910 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse and theologian (born 1820){{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}}
  • 1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer (born 1842)
  • 1917 – Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860)
  • 1934 – Mary Hunter Austin, American author and playwright (born 1868)
  • 1937 – Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (born 1902)
  • 1946 – H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (born 1866)
  • 1954 – Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (born 1886)
  • 1958 – Francis J. McCormick, American football, basketball player, and coach (born 1903)
  • 1963 – Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (born 1881)
  • 1965 – Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1899)
  • 1971 – W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (born 1888)
  • 1974 – Ida McNeil, American broadcaster and designer of the flag of South Dakota (born 1888){{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 |agency=Associated Press |date=August 15, 1974 |location=Rapid City |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • 1975 – Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher (born 1901)
  • 1978 – Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (born 1944)
  • 1979 – Andrew Dasburg, American painter and sculptor (born 1887)
  • 1984 – Tigran Petrosian, Georgian-Armenian chess player (born 1929)
  • 1986 – Helen Mack, American actress (born 1913)
  • 1989 – Tim Richmond, American race car driver (born 1955)
  • 1989 – Larkin I. Smith, American police officer and politician (born 1944)
  • 1991 – James Roosevelt, American general and politician (born 1907)
  • 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (born 1963)
  • 1995 – Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (born 1926)
  • 1995 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1931)
  • 1996 – António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (born 1910)
  • 1998 – Nino Ferrer, Italian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934)
  • 1998 – Edward Ginzton, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (born 1915)
  • 1998 – Julien Green, American author (born 1900)
  • 1998 – Rafael Robles, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1947)
  • 1999 – Ignatz Bubis, German Jewish religious leader (born 1927)
  • 1999 – Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and lawyer (born 1960)
  • 2000 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani singer-songwriter (born 1965){{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}}
  • 2001 – Otto Stuppacher, Austrian race car driver (born 1947)
  • 2001 – Jim Hughes, American baseball player and manager (born 1923)
  • 2001 – Betty Cavanna, American author (born 1909){{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 }}
  • 2003 – Ed Townsend, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929)
  • 2004 – Julia Child, American chef, author, and television host (born 1912)
  • 2005 – Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1916)
  • 2005 – David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1942)
  • 2006 – Tony Jay, English actor and singer (born 1933)
  • 2006 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (born 1975)
  • 2007 – Brian Adams, American wrestler (born 1964)
  • 2007 – Brooke Astor, American philanthropist and socialite (born 1902)
  • 2007 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1917)
  • 2008 – Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (born 1904)
  • 2008 – Bill Gwatney, American politician (born 1959)
  • 2008 – Jack Weil, American businessman (born 1901)
  • 2009 – Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
  • 2010 – Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (born 1976)
  • 2010 – Lance Cade, American wrestler (born 1981)
  • 2010 – Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (born 1919)
  • 2011 – Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1957)
  • 2011 – Mishuk Munier, Bangladeshi journalist and cinematographer (born 1959)
  • 2012 – Hugo Adam Bedau, American philosopher and academic (born 1926)
  • 2012 – Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (born 1922)
  • 2012 – Ray Jordon, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1937)
  • 2012 – Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (born 1919)
  • 2012 – Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (born 1917)
  • 2013 – Lothar Bisky, German politician (born 1941)
  • 2013 – Aaron Selber, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)
  • 2013 – Jean Vincent, French footballer and manager (born 1930)
  • 2014 – Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (born 1934)
  • 2014 – Eduardo Campos, Brazilian politician, 14th Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology (born 1965)
  • 2014 – Martino Finotto, Italian race car driver (born 1933)
  • 2014 – Süleyman Seba, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1926)
  • 2015 – Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Interior (born 1952)
  • 2015 – Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1920)
  • 2015 – Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (born 1928)
  • 2016 – Kenny Baker, English actor and musician (born 1934)
  • 2016 – Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian Hindu leader (born 1921)
  • 2018 – Jim Neidhart, American wrestler (born 1955){{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 }}
  • 2021 – Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter (born 1953){{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|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}}
  • 2024 – Richard Alatorre, American politician (born 1943){{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}}
  • 2024 – Wally Amos, American entrepreneur, founder of Famous Amos (born 1936){{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}}
  • 2024 – Sergio Donati, Italian screenwriter (born 1933){{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}}
  • 2024 – Greg Kihn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949){{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}}
  • 2024 – Frank Selvy, American basketball player and coach (born 1932){{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}}

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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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