What Happened In August 2013 In History

Historical Events for August, 2013

• 10th » The 2013 World Championships in Athletics known as World Championships in Athletics takes place in Moscow, Russia.
• 14th » Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces August 2013 Egyptian raids e.g kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.
• 15th » The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivoran species found in the Americas in 35 years.
• 16th » The ferry MV St. Thomas Aquinas or 'St. Thomas Aquinas' collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people and 59 others missing.
• 19th » A Dhamara Ghat train accident or train accident in India kills at least 37 people and injures over a dozen.
• 21st » Hundreds of people are reported killed by 2013 Ghouta attacks e.g chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
• 23rd » A 2013 Palmasola prison riot known as riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz de la Sierra named Santa Cruz, Bolivia, kills 31 people.
• 25th » Six people die and 22 are injured when a 2013 Mexico train accident known as train derails in Huimanguillo (municipality) or Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico.
• 26th » Nationwide Million People March named protests are held across the Philippines over the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
• 27th » The 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots called riots between two religious communities started at Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Famous Deaths for August 2013

• 1st » John Amis, English journalist and critic (b. 1922)
• 1st » Chua Boon Huat, Malaysian field hockey player (b. 1980)
• 1st » Mike Hinton, American guitarist (Rainforest Band) (b. 1956)
• 1st » Gail Kobe, American actress and producer (b. 1931)
• 1st » Babe Martin, American baseball player (b. 1920)
• 1st » Toby Saks, American cellist (b. 1942)
• 1st » Wilford White, American football player (b. 1928)
• 2nd » Patricia Anthony, American author (b. 1947)
• 2nd » Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (b. 1936)
• 2nd » V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1919)
• 2nd » Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (b. 1942)
• 2nd » Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida, Brazilian geologist (b. 1916)
• 2nd » Alla Kushnir, Russian–Israeli chess player (b. 1941)
• 2nd » Barbara Trentham, American actress (b. 1944)
• 2nd » Pixie Williams, New Zealand singer (b. 1928)
• 3rd » John Coombs, English-Monacan race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)
• 3rd » Dixie Evans, American model and dancer (b. 1926)
• 3rd » Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
• 3rd » Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (b. 1920)
• 3rd » John Palmer (TV journalist) known as John Palmer, American journalist (b. 1935)
• 3rd » Dutch Savage, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1935)
• 4th » Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940)
• 4th » Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (b. 1925)
• 4th » Dominick Harrod, English journalist (b. 1940)
• 4th » Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland) called Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918)
• 4th » Renato Ruggiero, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1930)
• 4th » Tony Snell (RAF officer) called Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922)
• 4th » Billy Ward (boxer) or Billy Ward, Australian boxer (b. 1993)
• 4th » Sandy Woodward, English admiral (b. 1932)
• 4th » Tim Wright (bassist) called Tim Wright, American bass player (Pere Ubu and DNA (No Wave band) e.g DNA) (b. 1950)
• 5th » Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (b. 1926)
• 5th » Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966)
• 5th » George Duke, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1946)
• 5th » Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
• 5th » Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
• 5th » May Song Vang, American activist (b. 1951)
• 5th » Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959)
• 6th » Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (b. 1960)
• 6th » Jeremy Geidt, English-American actor (b. 1930)
• 6th » Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)
• 6th » Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player (b. 1929)
• 6th » Dave Wagstaffe, English footballer (b. 1943)
• 6th » Jerry Wolman, American businessman (b. 1927)
• 7th » Samuel G. Armistead, American linguist, historian, and academic (b. 1927)
• 7th » Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer (b. 1964)
• 7th » Anthony Pawson, English-Canadian biologist, chemist, and academic (b. 1952)
• 7th » Margaret Pellegrini, American actress (b. 1923)
• 7th » Sean Sasser, American chef, educator, and activist (b. 1968)
• 7th » Alexander Yagubkin, Russian boxer (b. 1961)
• 8th » Karen Black, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
• 8th » Johannes Bluyssen, Dutch bishop (b. 1926)
• 8th » Fernando Castro Pacheco, Mexican painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1918)
• 8th » Jack Clement, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931)
• 8th » Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (b. 1985)
• 8th » Barbara Mertz, American author (b. 1927)
• 8th » Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (b. 1922)
• 8th » Jaymala Shiledar, Indian actor and singer (b. 1926)
• 9th » Haji (actress) e.g Haji, Canadian-American actress (b. 1946)
• 9th » Harry Elliott (baseball) known as Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)
• 9th » Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
• 9th » Glen Hobbie, American baseball player (b. 1936)
• 9th » Louis Killen, English singer (b. 1934)
• 9th » William Lynch, Jr., American politician (b. 1947)
• 9th » Phill Nixon, English darts player (b. 1956)
• 9th » John H. Ross, American caption (b. 1918)
• 10th » William P. Clark, Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1931)
• 10th » Jonathan Dawson, Australian historian and academic (b. 1941)
• 10th » Eydie Gormé, American singer (b. 1928)
• 10th » David C. Jones, American general (b. 1921)
• 10th » Amy Wallace, American author (b. 1955)
• 11th » George Barasch, American union leader (b. 1910)
• 11th » Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (b. 1943)
• 11th » Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist (b. 1919)
• 11th » David Howard (ballet teacher) called David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)
• 11th » Henry Polic II, American actor (b. 1945)
• 12th » Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (b. 1915)
• 12th » Hans-Ekkehard Bob, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
• 12th » Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (b. 1968)
• 12th » Pauline Maier, American historian and academic (b. 1938)
• 12th » David McLetchie, Scottish politician (b. 1952)
• 12th » Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov, Russian ecologist and journalist (b. 1930)
• 12th » Robert Trotter, Scottish actor and photographer (b. 1930)
• 13th » Kris Biantoro, Indonesian actor and singer (b. 1938)
• 13th » Lothar Bisky, German politician (b. 1941)
• 13th » Tompall Glaser, American singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers) (b. 1933)
• 13th » Aaron Selber, Jr., American businessman (b. 1927)
• 13th » Jean Vincent, French footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 14th » Gia Allemand, American model (b. 1983)
• 14th » Stephen Easley, American politician (b. 1952)
• 14th » Jack Garfinkel, American basketball player and coach (b. 1918)
• 14th » Jack Germond, American journalist and author (b. 1928)
• 14th » Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress (b. 1970)
• 14th » Allen Lanier, American guitarist and songwriter (Blue Öyster Cult) (b. 1946)
• 14th » Paddy Power (Irish politician) e.g Paddy Power, Irish politician, 22nd Minister for Defence (Ireland) named Minister for Defence for Ireland (b. 1928)
• 15th » Bert Lance, American businessman and civil servant, 23rd Director of the Office of Management and Budget (b. 1931)
• 15th » William S. Livingston, American political scientist and academic (b. 1920)
• 15th » Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (retailer) or Zara (b. 1944)
• 15th » Sławomir Mrożek, Polish-French author and playwright (b. 1930)
• 15th » August Schellenberg, Canadian-American actor (b. 1936)
• 15th » Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Nepali politician, 28th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1942)
• 15th » Jacques Vergès, Thai-French lawyer (b. 1925)
• 16th » Roy Bonisteel, Canadian journalist (b. 1930)
• 16th » Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer (b. 1962)
• 16th » David Rees (mathematician) called David Rees, English mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
• 16th » John Ryden, Scottish footballer (b. 1931)
• 16th » Ray B. Sitton, American general and pilot (b. 1923)
• 17th » Chow Yam-nam, Chinese-Thai mystic (b. 1937)
• 17th » Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)
• 17th » Devin Gray, American basketball player (b. 1972)
• 17th » Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 17th » John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929)
• 17th » Frank Martínez (artist) or Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924)
• 17th » Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)
• 18th » Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (b. 1917)
• 18th » Dezső Gyarmati, Hungarian water polo player (b. 1927)
• 18th » Jean Kahn, French lawyer and activist (b. 1929)
• 18th » Eyob Mekonnen, Ethiopian singer (b. 1975)
• 18th » Albert Murray (writer) called Albert Murray, American author and critic (b. 1916)
• 18th » Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian actor (b. 1936)
• 19th » Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)
• 19th » Abdelrahman El-Trabely, Egyptian wrestler (b. 1989)
• 19th » Abdul Rahim Hatef, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)
• 19th » Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
• 19th » José Sarria, American drag queen performer, founded the Imperial Court System (b. 1922)
• 19th » Lee Thompson Young, American actor (b. 1984)
• 19th » Cedar Walton, American pianist and composer (b. 1934)
• 20th » Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
• 20th » Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)
• 20th » Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)
• 20th » Elmore Leonard, American author and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 20th » Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1918)
• 20th » John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921)
• 20th » Ted Post, American director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
• 22nd » Keiko Fuji, Japanese singer and actress (b. 1951)
• 22nd » Ronald Motley, American lawyer (b. 1944)
• 22nd » Jetty Paerl, Dutch singer (b. 1921)
• 22nd » Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (b. 1921)
• 22nd » Andrea Servi, Italian footballer (b. 1984)
• 22nd » Peter Waieng, Papua New Guinea politician (b. 1966)
• 23rd » Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955)
• 23rd » David Garrick (singer) named David Garrick, English singer (b. 1945)
• 23rd » William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
• 23rd » Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)
• 23rd » Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish politician (b. 1951)
• 23rd » Vesna Rožič, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987)
• 23rd » Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (b. 1927)
• 24th » Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (b. 1938)
• 24th » Nílton de Sordi, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
• 24th » Julie Harris, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
• 24th » Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
• 24th » Mike Winters (comedian) e.g Mike Winters, English comedian and actor (b. 1926)
• 25th » Ciril Bergles, Slovene poet and translator (b. 1934)
• 25th » António Borges, Portuguese economist and banker (b. 1949)
• 25th » William Froug, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)
• 25th » Bobby Hoff, American poker player (b. 1939)
• 25th » Raghunath Panigrahi, Indian singer (b. 1932)
• 25th » Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)
• 26th » Hélie de Saint Marc, French soldier (b. 1922)
• 26th » John J. Gilligan, American soldier and politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (b. 1921)
• 26th » Gerard Murphy (Irish actor) known as Gerard Murphy, Irish-English actor (b. 1948)
• 26th » Bill Schmitz, American football player and coach (b. 1954)
• 26th » Jack Sinagra, American politician (b. 1950)
• 26th » Clyde A. Wheeler, American politician (b. 1921)
• 27th » Kent Finell, Swedish radio host and producer (b. 1944)
• 27th » Maxwell Fuller, Australian chess player (b. 1945)
• 27th » Chris Kennedy, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
• 27th » Zoltán Kovács (footballer, born 1986) or Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian footballer (b. 1986)
• 27th » Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (b. 1910)
• 27th » Anatoly Onoprienko, Ukrainian murderer (b. 1959)
• 27th » Bill Peach, Australian journalist (b. 1935)
• 27th » Dave Thomas (golfer) or Dave Thomas, Welsh golfer (b. 1934)
• 28th » John Bellany, Scottish painter (b. 1942)
• 28th » Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961)
• 28th » Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (b. 1926)
• 28th » Murray Gershenz, American actor (b. 1922)
• 28th » Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1935)
• 28th » Barry Stobart, English footballer (b. 1938)
• 28th » Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1925)
• 29th » Jack Beal, American painter (b. 1931)
• 29th » Peter Grzybowski, Polish painter (b. 1954)
• 29th » Joan L. Krajewski, American politician (b. 1934)
• 29th » Darren Manzella, American sergeant (b. 1977)
• 29th » Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
• 29th » Cliff Morgan, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1930)
• 29th » Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
• 31st » Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (b. 1934)
• 31st » David Frost, English journalist and game show host (b. 1939)
• 31st » Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (b. 1923)
• 31st » Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939)

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