13 August In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, on August 13, the day number in a year is 225 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 226. August 13 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

World Events

Important Historical Events of 13 August in the World ⚡

Year	Incident/Event
1521	After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistadorHernán Cortés captured Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquered the Azteccapital of Tenochtitlan.
1598	Henry IV, the ruler of France, issued the eminent order of Nant. On the basis of this order, Protestant Christians were given full religious freedom.
1624	Cardinal Richelieu became the chief minister to King Louis XIII, and under his supervision, France's feudal politicalstructure transformed into one with a powerful central government.
1642	Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens discovered the peak of Mars south pole.
1704	War of the Spanish Succession-The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory in the Battle of Blenheim.
1751	Academy and College Philadelphia, the predecessor of the Private University of Pennsylvania as Benjamin Franklin President, opened its doors.
1779	American Revolutionary War-Off the coast of Maine, the United States suffered its worst naval defeat until the attack on Pearl Harborduring World War II.
1784	Pitt 's India Bill was introduced in the British Parliament for administrative reforms in India.
1784	The British Parliament accepted the East India Company Act 1784, which could bring the control of the East India Company into India by the British government.
1792	French royals were imprisoned, including the revolutionary Marie Antoinette.
1868	A major earthquake near Arica, Peru, caused an estimated 25,000casualties, and the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as faraway as Hawaii and New Zealand.
1868	Earthquakes in Peru and Ecuador killed 25,000 people and caused $ 300 million in damage.
1898	Spanish–American War-After a mock battle for Manila, theSpanish commander surrendered to the U.S. in order to keep the city outof Filipino rebel hands.
1906	The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment were accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; allwere later dishonorably discharged.
1913	Harry Brearley of England, Sheffield invented stainless steel.
1913	Harry Braarley discovered stainless steel in Sheffield.
1918	BMW became a public company, producing cars worldwide.
1923	Steel Corp of US approved 8 hours of work.
1935	About 250 people died in the explosion of a dam in the city of Nevada, near Italy.
1940	Canberra Air Accident: Ten people, including three ministers of the Australian cabinet, were killed.
1942	Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers authorized the construction of facilities that would house theManhattan Project.
1951	Hindustan Trainer 2, the first aircraft manufactured in India, took its first flight.
1954	The complete version of 'Qaumi Taranah', the national anthem ofPakistan, was broadcast for the first time on Radio Pakistan.
1956	The bill was passed in the National Highways Lok Sabha.
1960	The country called Central Africa became independent from the occupation of France. Earlier it was named Abankishari.
1966	China has declared it's Cultural Revolution. By reorganizing the present minor farming collectives into great cooperatives workers would be allowed to work in industry..
1977	The first glide of the space shuttle was tested.
1993	114 people lost as the hotel collapsed in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
1994	North Korea closed its nuclear plant based on an agreement with the US.
1996	Belgian man Marc Dutroux was arrested for the kidnapping of 14-year-old Laetitia Delhez, revealing a number of other victims and oneof Belgium's biggest child molestation cases.
2001	International Aid Agencies in Congo including Save the Children, Oxfam and Christian Aid are asking for more assistance from the International Community for the war ruined Congo.
2004	The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony in Athens, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was displayed around the world.
2004	Hurricane Charley struck the U.S. state of Florida, just 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie inflicted its own damage to the state.
2004	The 28th Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
2004	The 28th Olympic Games were played in Athens, Greece.
2006	Tokyo encountered an inadvertent blackout that was a few hours long on this day. The power failure happened in the morning rush hour and obstructed the normal flow of business as workers were delayed and companies could not start their day.
2007	Archaeologists using radar imagery display that Angkor, the former capital of the Khmer Empire, was the biggest preindustrial urban center covering a 3,000 square kilometer area and having a population of 5000000.
2009	The French and German economies bounce back, helping push the Eurozone towards economic recovery in the second quarter, hence signaling that the global crisis might be coming to a stop in Europe.
2010	Canadian authorities boarded the MV Sun Sea and placed the 492Sri Lankan Tamil refugees on board into detention, drawing criticismfrom international civil rights groups.
2010	After having been boarded by Canadian authorities, the MV SunSea docked and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board wereplaced into detention.
2011	A broken oil pipeline is found near Gannet Alpha platform, run by Shell 113 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland.
2011	Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, has its first gay pride march ever. The event was supervised by three hundred police, while thousands marched throughout the city.
2013	Israeli-Palestinian peace talks begin surrounding the controversy over the Israeli settlement expansion and the freedom of 26 Palestinians accused of murdering Israelis.
2015	In Baghdad, Iraq, a bomb explosion killed 76 people and injured 212 others.
2015	76 people were killed and 212 injured by ISIL truck bomb in Baghdad, Iraq.
2102	Hundreds of thousands of Tunisians, mostly women, protest in Tunis in opposition to aims of the Islamist-led government to diminish women's rights.

India Events

Important Historical Events of 13 August in India ⚡

Year	Incident/Event
1784	Pitt 's India Bill was introduced in the British Parliament for administrative reforms in India.
1784	The British Parliament accepted the East India Company Act 1784, which could bring the control of the East India Company into India by the British government.
1951	Hindustan Trainer 2, the first aircraft manufactured in India, took its first flight.

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