August 13 Holidays (2022/2023), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

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Holidays Calendar August 13 holidays in 2026

Date	Name	Location / Topic
Thursday, Aug 13	International Left-Handers Day	Awareness & Cause, Relationships & Family
Thursday, Aug 13	Women's and Family Day	Tunisia
Thursday, Aug 13	Independence Day	Central African Republic
Thursday, Aug 13	National Prosecco Day	Food & Drinks
Thursday, Aug 13	National Filet Mignon Day	Food & Drinks
Thursday, Aug 13	Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan	Iran

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Historical Events on August 13

1532: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed by the Kingdom of France.
1553: John Calvin arrests Michael Servetus in Geneva, Switzerland and charges him with being a heretic.
1624: Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as Prime Minister.
1704: English and Imperial forces defeat French and Bavarian troops during the Battle of Blenheim – a battle which took place during the War of Spanish Succession.
1779: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolutionary War.
1792: King Louis XVI is arrested by the French National Tribunal and declared the people’s enemy.
1806: The Battle of Misar during the Serbian Revolution started on this day.
1898: American and Spanish forces engage in a mock battle for Manila.
1898: The first near-Earth asteroid, 433 Eros, is discovered by Carl Gustav Witt.
1905: Norwegians vote to dissolve the union between them and Sweden.
1906: The all-black soldiers of the United States Army’s 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas.
1913: It’s the first production of stainless steel by Harry Brearley in the UK.
1918: Opha May Johnson becomes the first female U.S marine as women are admitted into the United States Marine Corps for the first time.
1969: The Apollo 11 astronauts are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Richard Nixon.
1978: 150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed during a terrorist attack
2004: A Category 4 hurricane, Hurricane Charley, hits Punta Gorda, Florida causing widespread devastation.