Birthdays occurring on August, 13

1895

Bert Lahr was born on August 13, 1895 American actor and comedian. 1895-1967 After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions. More quotations from Bert Lahr

1899

Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 English film director, 1899-1980 Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film. More quotations from Alfred Hitchcock

1911

William Bernbach was born on August 13, 1911 American advertising executive, 1911-1982 Advertising is fundamentally persuasion and persuasion happens to be not a science, but an art. More quotations from William Bernbach

1912

Ben Hogan was born on August 13, 1912 American golfer. 1912-1997 As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. More quotations from Ben Hogan

Deaths occurring on August, 13

1667

Jeremy Taylor died on August 13, 1667 English Anglican, clergyman, writer and bishop, 1613-1667 Love is friendship set on fire More quotations from Jeremy Taylor

1863

Eugene Delacroix died on August 13, 1863 Greatest French Romantic painter, 1798-1863 The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. More quotations from Eugene Delacroix

1910

Florence Nightingale died on August 13, 1910 British nurse and humanitarian. 1820-1910 I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse. More quotations from Florence Nightingale