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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.

Novità del giorno : 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.

Citazione del giorno : 13 Agosto

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

Compleanni : 13 Agosto

Giovanni Agnelli, Industriale italiano (1866)
Richard Willstätter, Chimico tedesco, Premio Nobel (1872)
John Ireland, Compositore inglese (1879)
Alfred Hitchcock, Regista americano (1899)
Salvador Luria, Microbiologo italiano americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1912)
Luis Mariano, Cantante di Operetta basco (1913)
Frederick Sanger, Biochimico inglese, due volte Premio Nobel (1918)
Neville Brand, Attore americano (1920)
Fidel Castro, Uomo politico cubano (1926)
Hughie Thomasson, Musicista americano (1952)
Paul Greengrass, Regista inglese (1955)
Tom Perrotta, Scrittore americano (1961)
John Slattery, Regista e attore americano (1962)
Sridevi, Attrice indiana (1963)
Amélie Nothomb, Scrittrice belga (1967)
Midori Ito, Pattinatore giapponese (1969)
James Carpinello, Attore americano (1975)
Michael Klim, Nuotatore australiano (1977)
Kalenna Harper, Cantante americana (Dirty Money) (1982)
Shani Davis, Pattinatore de velocità americano (1982)

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René Laennec, Medico francese, inventore dello stetoscopio (1826)
Eugène Delacroix, Pittore francese (1863)
Florence Nightingale, Infermiera inglese, pionieristica di cura moderna (1910)
Jules Massenet, Compositore francese (1912)
Eduard Buchner, Chimico tedesco, premio Nobel (1917)
H. G. Wells, Scrittore inglese (1946)
Alison Hargreaves, Alpinista inglese (1995)
Nino Ferrer, Cantante francese (1998)
Julien Green, Scrittore americano (1998)
David Lange, Primo ministro della Nuova Zelanda (1984-1989) (2005)
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