So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

August 13th


- Christian Feast Day:
- Festival of Aventine Diana (Roman Empire)
- Hercules Victori (Roman Empire)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Central African Republic from France in 1960.
- International Lefthanders Day (International)
- Lao Issara, Day of the Free Laos. (Laos)
- The first day of Gujo Odori (Guj?)
- Women's Day, commemorates the enaction of Tunisian Code of Personal Status in 1956. (Tunisia)

August 13th


- 3114 - 3114 BC – According to the Lounsbury correlation, the start of the Maya calendar.
- 2008 - Michael Phelps sets the Olympic record for the most gold medals (8 in Beijing and 6 in Athens) won by an individual in Olympic history with his win in the men's 200m butterfly.
- 2004 - Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.
- 2004 - 156 Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
- 1979 - The roof of the uncompleted Rosemont Horizon near Chicago, Illinois collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.
- 1978 - 150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
- 1969 - The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- 1968 - Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
- 1961 - The German Democratic Republic closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West.
- 1960 - The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
- 1954 - Radio Pakistan broadcasts the National Anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
- 1937 - The Battle of Shanghai begins.
- 1920 - Polish-Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
- 1918 - Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha Mae Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
- 1918 - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
- 1913 - Otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania.
- 1913 - First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
- 1889 - German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his Navigable Balloon.
- 1831 - Nat Turner sees a solar eclipse, which he believes is a sign from God. Eight days later he and 70 other slaves kill approximately 55 whites in Southampton County, Virginia.
- 1814 - The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London.
- 1806 - Battle of Mišar during the Serbian revolution begins. The battle will end two days later, with a decisive Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
- 1792 - King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
- 1704 - War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim – English and Austrian forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
- 1553 - Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic.
- 1536 - Buddhist monks from Ky?to's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).
- 1521 - Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernán Cortés.
- 1516 - The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognises Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor recognises Francis's claim to Milan.

August 13th


- 2000 - Piper Reese, American child reporter
- 1985 - Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach
- 1985 - Grega Bole, Slovenian cyclist
- 1984 - Niko Kranj?ar, Croatian footballer
- 1984 - Boone Logan, American baseball player
- 1984 - James Morrison, British singer
- 1983 - Ales Hemsky, Czech ice hockey player
- 1983 - Sebastian Stan, Romanian-born American actor
- 1982 - Shani Davis, American speed skater
- 1980 - Panagiotis Markouizos, Greek figure skater
- 1979 - Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 - Corey Patterson, American baseball player
- 1979 - Taiz? Sugimura, Japanese politician
- 1977 - Michael Klim, Australian swimmer
- 1976 - Jody Thompson, Canadian actress
- 1975 - Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
- 1975 - James Carpinello, American actor
- 1975 - Joe Perry, English snooker player
- 1975 - Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 - Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player
- 1974 - Sam Endicott, American singer (The Bravery)
- 1973 - Brittany Andrews, American pornographic actress
- 1973 - Molly Henneberg, American journalist
- 1973 - Eric Medlen, American drag racer and rodeo star (d. 2007)
- 1972 - Kevin Plank, American entrepreneur (Under Armour)
- 1972 - John Safran, Australian television presenter
- 1971 - Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
- 1971 - Patrick Carpentier, Quebec racing driver
- 1971 - Rolando Molina, Salvadoran-born American actor
- 1970 - Will Clarke, American novelist
- 1970 - Elvis Grbac, American football player
- 1970 - Matt Hyson, American professional wrestler
- 1970 - Alan Shearer, English footballer
- 1969 - Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater
- 1967 - Amélie Nothomb, Belgian writer
- 1967 - Quinn Cummings, American actress
- 1966 - Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1966 - Sean Hood, American screenwriter
- 1965 - Mark Lemke, American baseball player
- 1965 - Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer
- 1964 - Hank Cheyne, American actor
- 1964 - Debi Mazar, American actress
- 1964 - Jay Buhner, American baseball player
- 1963 - Sridevi, Indian actress
- 1962 - Thanos Kalliris, Greek singer
- 1962 - John Slattery, American actor
- 1961 - Christos Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
- 1961 - Dawnn Lewis, American actress
- 1961 - Neil Mallender, England cricketer
- 1961 - Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster
- 1961 - Tom Perrotta, American novelist
- 1961 - Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer
- 1960 - Phil Taylor, English darts player
- 1960 - Koji Kondo, Japanese composer
- 1959 - Danny Bonaduce, American actor
- 1959 - Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
- 1959 - Bruce French, England cricketer
- 1958 - David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer
- 1958 - Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish vocalist (The Undertones)
- 1958 - Randall Shughart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
- 1955 - Keith Ahlers, British racing driver
- 1955 - Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese racing driver
- 1955 - Paul Greengrass, English film director
- 1954 - Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
- 1952 - Herb Ritts, American photographer (d. 2002)
- 1952 - Hughie Thomasson, American guitarist (Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2007)
- 1951 - Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
- 1949 - Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1949 - Philippe Petit, French high wire artist
- 1949 - Jim Brunzell, American professional wrestler
- 1948 - Kathleen Battle, American soprano
- 1947 - Fred Stanley, American baseball player
- 1947 - John Stocker, Canadian voice actor
- 1947 - Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician
- 1945 - Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician
- 1945 - Robin Jackman, England cricketer
- 1944 - Divina Galica, British athlete and racing driver
- 1944 - Kevin Tighe, American actor
- 1943 - Michael Willetts, English George Cross recipient (d. 1971)
- 1941 - Erin Fleming, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
- 1940 - Bill Musselman, American basketball head coach (d. 2000)
- 1938 - Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pop keyboardist
- 1935 - Mudcat Grant, American baseball player
- 1935 - Rod Hull, British television entertainer (d. 1999)
- 1933 - Joycelyn Elders, American physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
- 1930 - Don Ho, American vocalist and pianist (d. 2007)
- 1930 - Bernard Manning, English comedian (d. 2007)
- 1930 - Wilmer David Mizell, American baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1929 - Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor
- 1926 - Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician
- 1920 - Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1919 - Rex Humbard, American television evangelist (d. 2007)
- 1919 - Sir George Shearing, British jazz pianist
- 1918 - Frederick Sanger, English chemist, Nobel Laureate
- 1917 - Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975)
- 1914 - Luis Mariano, Basque operetta singer (d. 1970)
- 1913 - Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998)
- 1913 - Makarios III, Archbishop and first President of Cyprus (d. 1977)
- 1912 - Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. 1997)
- 1912 - Salvador Luria, Italian-born American microbiologist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1991)
- 1911 - William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founder of Dyle, Dane, and Bernbach (now DDB) (d. 1982)
- 1908 - Gene Raymond, American actor (d. 1998)
- 1907 - Sir Basil Spence, Scottish architect (d. 1976)
- 1904 - Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, American actor (d. 1999)
- 1902 - Felix Wankel, German engineer and inventor (d. 1988)
- 1899 - Alfred Hitchcock, English film director (d. 1980)
- 1895 - Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967)
- 1890 - Ellen Osiier, Danish fencer (d. 1962)
- 1889 - Camillien Houde, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
- 1888 - John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (d. 1946)
- 1888 - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian sculptor (d. 1975)
- 1887 - Julius Freed, American inventor and banker (d. 1952)
- 1884 - Harry Dean, English cricketer (d. 1957)
- 1879 - John Ireland, English composer (d. 1962)
- 1872 - Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1942)
- 1866 - Giovanni Agnelli, Italian industrialist, founder of Fiat (d. 1945)
- 1860 - Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter (d. 1926)
- 1851 - Felix Adler, German-born American educator (d. 1933)
- 1841 - Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
- 1823 - Goldwin Smith, English-born Canadian historian and journalist (d. 1910)
- 1820 - Sir George Grove, English music historian (d. 1900)
- 1819 - George Gabriel Stokes, Irish physicist (d. 1903)
- 1818 - Lucy Stone, American suffragette (d. 1893)
- 1814 - Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)
- 1803 - Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)
- 1792 - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, German-born queen consort of the United Kingdom, wife of King William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849)
- 1790 - William Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872)
- 1764 - Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
- 1752 - Maria Carolina of Austria, Austrian-born queen consort of Naples and of the Two Sicilies, wife of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814)
- 1717 - Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776)
- 1700 - Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763)
- 1666 - William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
- 1662 - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)
- 1625 - Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist (d. 1698)
- 1584 - Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
- 1311 - King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)
- 582 - Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)