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This is a list of selected August 13 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Independence Day in the Central African Republic (1960) refimprove sections
1913 – English inventor Harry Brearley developed stainless steel using an electric furnace. refimprove
1937 – The Battle of Shanghai broke out, eventually becoming one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the entire Second Sino-Japanese War. refimprove
1960 – The Central African Republic gained its independence from France, with David Dacko as its first president. refimprove sections, Dacko article needs more footnotes
1961 – Construction of the Berlin Wall, a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany, began. unreferenced sections
1968 – Greek politician Alexandros Panagoulis attempted to assassinate Georgios Papadopoulos, dictator of the Greek military government. needs more footnotes
1977 – Members of the UK's far-right National Front party (NF) clashed with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries. neutrality disputed
2004 – The Maldivian National Security Service cracked down on a peaceful protest in Malé, causing President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to declare a state of emergency there and in nearby islands. Tagged with {{POV}}, {{refimprove}}

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August 13

Damage caused by Hurricane Charley

  • 1868A major earthquake near Arica, Peru, caused an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.
  • 2010 – After having been boarded by Canadian authorities, the MV Sun Sea docked and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed into detention.
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