Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 13
August 13: Independence Day for the Central African Republic (1960)
- 1521 - Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc was captured and the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán fell to forces led by Conquistador Hernán Cortés after an extended siege.
- 1704 - The Battle of Blenheim, a pivotal event of the War of the Spanish Succession, took place. England and Austria claim victory over France and Bavaria.
- 1913 - Harry Brearley developed stainless steel.
- 1920 - The Battle of Warsaw began during the Polish-Soviet War.
- 1961 - Construction of the Berlin Wall, a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany, began.