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
- 1515 –Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk are officially married at Greenwich.
- 1830 –Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
- 1861 –Pakistan’s (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
- 1888 –With the passage of the Lei Áurea (“Golden Law”), Brazil abolishes slavery.
- 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.
- 1958 –May 1958 crisis: a group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
- 1969 –Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 1972 –Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
- 2000 –In Enschede, Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage.
Who were born on May 13?
- 1822 –Francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (d. 1902)
- 1842 –Arthur Sullivan, English composer (d. 1900)
- 1913 –William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia (d. 1980)
- 1927 –Herbert Ross, American director (d. 2001)
- 1942 –Roger Young, American television director
- 1951 –Paul Thompson, British rock drummer (Roxy Music)
- 1952 –John Kasich, American politician and political commentator
- 1957 –Alan Ball, American screenwriter, director and producer
- 1978 –Steve Mildenhall, English footballer
- 1982 –Yoko Kumada, Japanese gravure idol
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