Kate O'Brien, Irish writer, dies
August 13, 1974
The first issue of Workers’ Republic
August 13, 1898
Birth of John Logie Baird, developer of television.
August 13, 1888
First issue of United Ireland, Parnellite weekly
August 13, 1881
Birth of Otto Jaffe in Hamburg
August 13, 1846
Rene T.H. Laennec, Breton inventor of the stethoscope, died
August 13, 1826
Explorer Alexander Gordon Laing became the first Christian to reach Timbuctu, Africa.
August 13, 1826