August 13th in History


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August 13th in History

1705: Battle of Blenheim, in southern Germany
1961: Border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans
1974: The last United States troops leave Vietnam

August 13th birthdays

1756: Queen Adelaide, Consort of William IV
1899: Alfred Hitchcock, English born film director
1927: Fidel Castro, Cuban leader