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

May 13: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 13 is the 133^rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 232 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 30, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 485,304 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 ‘hectatriacontatrigon’ day.

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

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 280 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 4,526 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

May 13 Historical Events

• 1373 –
  Julian of Norwich has visions which are later transcribed in her Revelations of Divine Love.
• 1830 –
  Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
• 1940 –
  Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the Nazi invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
• 1940 –
  World War II: Germany’s conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech to the House of Commons.
• 1941 –
  World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.
• 1950 –
  The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
• 1981 –
  Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives.
• 1985 –
  Police storm MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
• 1996 –
  Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
• 2008 –
  The Jaipur bombings in Rajasthan, India results in dozens of deaths.

Who were born on May 13?

• 1753 –
  Lazare Carnot, French general, politician and mathematician (d. 1823)
• 1894 –
  Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
• 1895 –
  Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-born psychologist and parapsychologist (d. 1964)
• 1898 –
  Justin/Giustino Tuveri, Italian World War I veteran (d. 2007)
• 1922 –
  Beatrice Arthur, American actress (d. 2009)
• 1930 –
  Mike Gravel, American politician
• 1967 –
  Chuck Schuldiner, American musician (Death, Control Denied) (d. 2001)
• 1971 –
  Tom Nalen, American football player
• 1978 –
  Barry Zito, American baseball player
• 1986 –
  Giuliana Marino, German glamour model

Who died on May 13?

• 1312 –
  Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)
• 1807 –
  Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge (b. 1721)
• 1866 –
  Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (b. 1796)
• 1916 –
  Sholom Aleichem, Russian author (b. 1859)
• 1992 –
  F. E. McWilliam, Northern Irish sculptor (b. 1909)
• 1994 –
  Duncan Hamilton, British racing driver (b. 1920)
• 1999 –
  Gene Sarazen, American golfer (b. 1902)
• 2006 –
  Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (b. 1923)
• 2008 –
  Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait (b. 1930)
• 2009 –
  Achille Compagnoni, Italian mountaineer (b. 1914)