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What happened in history on this day: August 13?
On August 13 in ...
- 1841 - The Independent Treasury Act is repealed, eliminating the federal government's banking system.
- 1876 - Reciprocity Treaty between US and Hawaii is ratified.
- 1889 - William Gray patents coin-operated telephone.
- 1898 - US Army forces of General Wesley Merritt capture Manila, Philippines.
- 1906 - Black soldiers raid Brownsville, Texas.
- 1939 - Sabotage suspected in crash of the City of San Francisco which fell into the Humboldt River killing 24. (Elko, Nevada).
- 1942 - RKO Radio Pictures premieres the Disney film Bambi in the US at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- 1953 - US President Dwight Eisenhower establishes Government Contract Compliance Committee.
- 1981 - US President Ronald Reagan signs the Economic Recovery Act of 1981, effective December 31.
- 1991 - Death of James Roosevelt, American businessman and politician (born 1907).
- 1991 - The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is released in the United States.
- 2004 - Hurricane Charley kills 27 people in Florida after killing four in Cuba and one in Jamaica. Charley made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Charley is the most intense hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
- 2008 - At the Beijing Olympics, American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his 10th and 11th career gold medals, in men's 200-metre butterfly and 4x200 freestyle relay in world record 6:58.56). Phelps is now the record holder of most career Olympic gold medals.
- 2010 - U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White bans the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto, ruling that in 2009 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had approved Monsanto's genetically modified sugar beets without adequate environmental study.
Births on August 13
- 1860 - Birth of Annie Oakley in Drake, Ohio, USA; frontierswoman (Buffalo Bill's Wild West).
- 1902 - Birth of Regis Toomey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction).
- 1904 - Birth of Charles 'Buddy' Rogers; American actor (Wings) (dies 1999).
- 1908 - Birth of Gene Raymond in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater).
- 1912 - Birth of Ben Hogan in Dublin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 1951, 1953).
- 1912 - Birth of Rita Johnson in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; actress (All Mine to Give).
- 1929 - Birth of Pat Harrington Junior in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Danny Thomas Show, One Day at a Time).
- 1942 - Birth of Robert L Stewart in Washington DC, USA; Brigadier General US Army/astronaut (STS 41B, 51J).
- 1947 - Birth of Gretchen Corbett in Camp Sherman, Oregon, USA; actress (Beth Davenport - The Rockford Files).
- 1948 - Birth of Kathleen Battle in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA; soprano (Shephard-Tannhäuser).
- 1949 - Birth of Sheralee in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; vocalist (Your Hit Parade).
- 1951 - Birth of Dan Fogelberg in Peoria, Illinois, USA; rocker ("Same Auld Lang Syne").
- 1963 - Birth of Tigg Ketler in Chula Vista, California, USA; drummer (Bang Tango - "Dancin' on Coals").
- 1967 - Birth of Quinn Cummings in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Annie - Family, Goodbye Girl).
- 1984 - Birth of Diamond Blue Smith, American record producer and member of hip-hop and rhythm and blues group Pretty Ricky.
- 1992 - Birth of Katharine Close, Scripps National Spelling Bee winner.
Deaths on August 13
- 1966 - Death of Laura Gardin Fraser, US coin designer, medalist, and sculptor.
- 1988 - Otto E Passman, American politician (Representative-Democrat-Louisiana, 1947-77), dies at age 88.
- 1989 - Tim Richmond, American race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS (born 1955).
- 1991 - Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at age 65.
- 2004 - Death of Julia Child, American chef (born 1912).
- 2007 - Death of Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and announcer (born 1917).
- 2007 - Death of Brian Adams, American professional wrestler (born 1964).
- 2008 - Death of Jack A. Weil, maker of western cowboy clothing, Rockmont Ranch Wear, at age 107.
- 2009 - Death of Mary Elizabeth Higby in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA at age 94; superintendent of the Denver Mint (1969-1978).
- 2023 - Death of Clarence Avant at age 92 at home in Los Angeles, California; music executive (founded Sussex and Tabu Records).
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