Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 13
This is a list of selected August 13 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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Map of Tenochtitlan
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The Berlin Wall -
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| Independence Day in the Central African Republic (1960) | refimprove sections |
| 1913 – English inventor Harry Brearley developed stainless steel using an electric furnace. | refimprove |
| 1937 – The Battle of Shanghai broke out, eventually becoming one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the entire Second Sino-Japanese War. | refimprove |
| 1960 – The Central African Republic gained its independence from France, with David Dacko as its first president. | refimprove sections, Dacko article needs more footnotes |
| 1961 – Construction of the Berlin Wall, a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany, began. | unreferenced sections |
| 1968 – Greek politician Alexandros Panagoulis attempted to assassinate Georgios Papadopoulos, dictator of the Greek military government. | needs more footnotes |
| 1977 – Members of the UK's far-right National Front party (NF) clashed with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries. | neutrality disputed |
| 2004 – The Maldivian National Security Service cracked down on a peaceful protest in Malé, causing President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to declare a state of emergency there and in nearby islands. | Tagged with {{POV}}, {{refimprove}} |
Eligible
- 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough (pictured) led Allied forces to a crucial victory in the Battle of Blenheim.
- 1898 – Spanish–American War: After a mock battle for Manila, the Spanish commander surrendered to the U.S. in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
- 1954 – The complete version of "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan, was broadcast for the first time on Radio Pakistan.
- 1521 – After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés captured Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
- 1868 – A major earthquake near Arica, Peru, caused an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.
- 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; all were later dishonorably discharged.
- 1942 – Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the construction of facilities that would house the Manhattan Project.
- 2004 – Hurricane Charley struck the U.S. state of Florida (damage pictured), just 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie inflicted its own damage to the state.
- 2010 – After having been boarded by Canadian authorities, the MV Sun Sea docked and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed into detention.