On This Day in History August 13, 2023

Historical Events 1521  Spanish conquistadors under Hernán Cortés capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc in Tenochtitlan marking the end of the Aztec Empire 1536  Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536). 1642  Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Mars' southern polar cap 1788  Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 1937  Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces begin the Battle of Shanghai, a conflict that will last 3 months and involve 1 million troops 1942  The 'Manhattan Project' commences, under the direction of US General Leslie Groves: its aim - to deliver an atomic bomb Famous Birthdays George Stokes 1819 - 1903 Hissène Habré 1942 - 2021 Sridevi Kapoor 1963 - 2018 William Caxton 1422 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Florence Nightingale 1820 - 1910 W. O. Bentley 1888 - 1971 More Famous Deaths August 13: Defiance in the Hundred Years' War Up Yours! Threatened archers develop a new sign of defiance as the blistering Hundred Years' War continues to rage between England and France. Read the Article