eso ha pasado un 13 Agosto

1521 : The Aztec capital fell to Cortés


On August 13, 1521, Spanish forces led by Cortés captured the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) as welle as the Emperor.

1961 : Start of construction of the Berlin Wall


On 13 August 1961, shortly after midnight, the GDR began building the Berlin Wall, made of brick and barbed wire to separate the part of the city belonging to the Western block from the part belonging to the Eastern bloc.

2004 : Athens Olympics


On 13 August 2004, the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics, choreographed by Dimitris Papaioannou, was broadcast around the world. 10,625 athletes had to try to win one of the 301 medals.

2008 : Michael Phelps won his fourteenth gold medal


On 13 August 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 14th Olympic gold medal in two Olympics, winning the 200m butterfly in Beijing.

Actualidad del día : 13 Agosto

National Day of Women in Tunisia
August 13 is the National Day of Women in Tunisia, which celebrates its Personal Status Code (CSP), enacted on August 13, 1956, and establishes gender equality in a number of areas. The CSP prohibits polygamy, provides legal proceedings in divorce, requires the consent of both spouses for weddings and terminate the authority of the husband on his wife's separate property.
Independence Day in Central African Republic
August 13 is Independence Day in Central African Republic which commemorates its independence gained in 1960 against France.

Cita del día : 13 Agosto

Michael Phelps
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Cumpleaños : 13 Agosto

Giovanni Agnelli, Industrial italiano (1866)
Richard Willstätter, Químico alemán, Premio Nobel (1872)
John Ireland, Compositor inglés (1879)
Alfred Hitchcock, Director de cine americano (1899)
Salvador Luria, Microbiólogo italo-americano, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1912)
Luis Mariano, Cantante de opereta basco (1913)
Frederick Sanger, Bioquímico Inglés, dos veces ganador del Premio Nobel (1918)
Neville Brand, Actor americano (1920)
Fidel Castro, Político cubano (1926)
Hughie Thomasson, Músico estadounidense (1952)
Paul Greengrass, Director de cine inglés (1955)
Tom Perrotta, Escritor americano (1961)
John Slattery, Actor y director de cine americano (1962)
Sridevi, Actriz india (1963)
Amélie Nothomb, Escritora belga (1967)
Midori Ito, Patinadora japonesa (1969)
James Carpinello, Actor americano (1975)
Michael Klim, Nadador australiano (1977)
Kalenna Harper, Cantante estadounidense (Dirty Money) (1982)
Shani Davis, Patinador de velocidad estadounidense (1982)

Nos han dejado un 13 Agosto

René Laennec, Médico francés, inventor del estetoscopio (1826)
Eugène Delacroix, Pintor francés (1863)
Florence Nightingale, Enfermera inglesa, pionera de la enfermería moderna (1910)
Jules Massenet, Compositor francés (1912)
Eduard Buchner, Químico alemán, premio Nobel (1917)
H. G. Wells, Escritor inglés (1946)
Alison Hargreaves, Alpinista inglesa (1995)
Nino Ferrer, Cantante francés (1998)
Julien Green, Escritor estadounidense (1998)
David Lange, Primer ministro de Nueva Zelanda (1984-1989) (2005)
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