What are the important events that happened on February 13? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

February 13: Facts & Myths About This Day

February 13 is the 44^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 322 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 31, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 474,384 hours 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 ‘tetracontatetragon’ day.

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 351 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 4,071 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

February 13 Historical Events

• 1542 –
  Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
• 1692 –
  Massacre of Glencoe: About 78 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
• 1914 –
  Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
• 1920 –
  The Negro National League is formed.
• 1931 –
  New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
• 1945 –
  World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.
• 1964 –
  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
• 1971 –
  Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
• 2009 –
  At 23:31:30 UTC the Unix system time (time_t) number reaches 1234567890 seconds.
• 2011 –
  For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, were able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.

Who were born on February 13?

• 1769 –
  Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
• 1849 –
  Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt German impostor who became famous as The Captain of Köpenick (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) (d. 1922)
• 1906 –
  Patsy Callighen, Canadian Hockey Player (d. 1964)
• 1915 –
  Lyle Bettger, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1929 –
  Omar Torrijos, Panamanian ruler (d. 1981)
• 1932 –
  Susan Oliver, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1935 –
  Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
• 1968 –
  Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer
• 1976 –
  Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist
• 1988 –
  Fuat Kalkan, Turkish footballer

Who died on February 13?

• 1608 –
  Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526)
• 1787 –
  Ruđer Josip Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)
• 1889 –
  João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (b. 1815)
• 1905 –
  Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. 1844)
• 1942 –
  Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian president (b. 1865)
• 1958 –
  Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragette (b. 1880)
• 1975 –
  André Beaufre, French General (b. 1902)
• 1976 –
  Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military leader (b. 1938)
• 2003 –
  Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (b. 1926)
• 2005 –
  Nelson Briles, baseball player (b. 1943)