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: October 13
October 13, 2025 is the 286th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 13
- 1332 –Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
- 1792 –In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
- 1812 –War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights – As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
- 1845 –A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, that if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
- 1885 –The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.
- 1917 –The “Miracle of the Sun” is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
- 1923 –Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
- 1977 –Four Palestinians hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia and demand release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction.
- 1983 –Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1990 –End of the Lebanese Civil War. Syrian forces launch an attack on the free areas of Lebanon removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
Who were born on October 13?
- 1876 –Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
- 1880 –Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (d. 1932)
- 1896 –E. Beatrice Riley, Australian supercentenarian (d. 2009)
- 1935 –Etterlene DeBarge, gospel singer, songwriter, matriarch of the DeBarge family
- 1948 –Lacy J. Dalton, country singer
- 1952 –Beverly Johnson, American supermodel
- 1954 –Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
- 1970 –Paul Potts, British opera singer
- 1977 –Gareth Batty, English cricketer
- 1982 –Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
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