August 13
People born on this day are Leo.
- 1961
Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday.
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Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
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Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
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The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground.
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Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
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One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
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The animated TV comedy South Park airs its very first episode.
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One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
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Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
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A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
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Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
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2002Stella Lefty, American singer-songwriter
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2000Na Jaemin, South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor
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1998Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player
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1996Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
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1994Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
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1993Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (died 2024)
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1993Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player
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1992Katrina Gorry, Australian football player
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1992Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
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1992Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer
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1992Taijuan Walker, American baseball player
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1991Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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