Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 13
May 13, 2025 is the 133rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 232 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 13
- 1780 –The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.
- 1787 –Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the “First Fleet”) to establish a penal colony in Australia.
- 1861 –Pakistan’s (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
- 1861 –The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1880 –In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- 1912 –The Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) is established in the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- 1943 –World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.
- 1994 –Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
- 2005 –The Binh Bridge opens to traffic in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
Who were born on May 13?
- 1254 –Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)
- 1898 –Justin/Giustino Tuveri, Italian World War I veteran (d. 2007)
- 1950 –Danny Kirwan, British musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1956 –Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Indian spiritual figure
- 1957 –Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas II, Philippine politician
- 1964 –Tom Verica, American actor
- 1965 –Lari White, American country music singer
- 1969 –Buckethead, American musician
- 1977 –Robby Hammock, American baseball player
- 1987 –Candice Accola, American actress and singer
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