Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 13
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August 13: Independence Day in the Central African Republic (1960)
- 1521 – After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés captured Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
- 1704 – The combined forces of England, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces defeated France and Bavaria in the Battle of Blenheim (pictured), one of the turning points of the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1937 – The Battle of Shanghai broke out, eventually becoming one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the entire Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 1954 – Qaumī Tarāna, the national anthem of Pakistan, was first played properly on Radio Pakistan with its new lyrics before it was officially approved three days later.
- 1960 – The Central African Republic gained its independence from France, with David Dacko as its first president.
- 2004 – Hurricane Charley struck Florida, just 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie inflicted its own damage to the U.S. state.