What are the important events that happened on April 13? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 13: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 13 is the 103rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 262 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 31, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,744,502,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatrigon’ day.
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Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 310 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,496 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 13 Historical Events
- 1598 –Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. (Edict repealed in 1685.)
- 1776 –American Revolutionary War: American forces are surprised in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces.
- 1868 –The Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala.
- 1941 –Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
- 1945 –World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen Germany.
- 1964 –At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
- 1970 –An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.
- 1972 –The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People’s Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
- 1987 –Portugal and the People’s Republic of China sign an agreement in which Macau would be returned to China in 1999.
Who were born on April 13?
- 1873 –John W. Davis, American politician (d. 1955)
- 1891 –Maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian winner of the Victoria Cross (d. 1921)
- 1906 –Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1989)
- 1920 –Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (d. 1982)
- 1942 –Bill Conti, American composer
- 1950 –William Sadler, American actor
- 1960 –Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist
- 1962 –Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (d. 1988)
- 1976 –Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
- 1982 –Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer
Who died on April 13?
- 1635 –Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)
- 1641 –Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)
- 1927 –Georg Voigt, German politician (b. 1866)
- 1942 –Anton Uesson, Estonian politician and engineer (b. 1879)
- 1942 –Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist (b. 1883)
- 1961 –John A. Bennett, American convicted rapist (b. 1935)
- 1978 –Jack Chambers, Canadian artist (b. 1931)
- 1980 –Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1956)
- 2000 –Giorgio Bassani, Italian writer (b. 1916)
- 2006 –Bill Baker, American baseball player (b. 1911)
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