August 13th (1898) was a Saturday. It's the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 13th August, 1898
» Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a Battle of Manila (1898) named mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
» Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first Near-Earth object Near-Earth asteroids e.g near-Earth asteroid to be found.
Famous Birthdays on August 13 in 1898
» Jean Borotra, French tennis player (d. 1994)
» Regis Toomey, American actor (d. 1991)
August 13th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
» Cassian of Imola
» Hippolytus of Rome
» Jakob Gapp
» John Berchmans
» Maximus the Confessor
» Pope Pontian
» Radegunde
» Florence Nightingale, Octavia Hill, Jeremy Taylor (Anglican Communion)
» Clara Maass (with Nightingale Lutheran Church)
» August 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Diana (mythology) known as Festival of Aventine Diana (Roman Empire)
» Temple of Hercules Victor e.g Hercules Victori (Roman Empire)
» Public holidays in the Central African Republic e.g Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Central African Republic from France in 1960.
» International Lefthanders Day (International observance or International)