Portal:Anarchism/Anniversaries/August/August 13

• 1871 - Hippolyte Havel (d. 1950) born (appears to be some question of exact date), Thabor, Austria.
• 1882 - Tonight in France "Bande Noire" strikes in the Montceau-les-Mines. The famed "Bande Noire" — made up of anarchist mine workers — again attack clericalism by stealing religious trinkets.
• 1890 - Lucien Barbedette (d. 1942) born, Mayenne, France.
• 1917 - Eugene Vigo (b. 1883) dies in prison. Father of French surrealist/anarchist filmmaker Jean Vigo.
• 1917 - Anarchists participate in nationwide general strike throughout the country of Spain.
• 1993 - The Long Haul infoshop opens, Berkeley, California.