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, 2024 is the 287th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
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
- 1582 –Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1710 –Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
- 1773 –The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
- 1775 –The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy).
- 1881 –Revival of the Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations.
- 1884 –Greenwich, in London, England, is established as Universal Time meridian of longitude.
- 1921 –The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
- 1923 –Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
- 1943 –World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
- 1972 –An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 176.
Who were born on October 13?
- 1714 –Pieter Burmann the Younger, Dutch philologist (d. 1778)
- 1887 –Jozef Tiso, Slovak politician (d. 1947)
- 1896 –E. Beatrice Riley, Australian supercentenarian (d. 2009)
- 1915 –Sir Terry Frost, English artist (d. 2003)
- 1933 –Thomas Bingham, English jurist
- 1947 –Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster
- 1949 –Leona Mitchell, African-American and Chickasaw operatic soprano
- 1949 –Rick Vito, American guitarist and singer
- 1963 –Chip Foose, American automotive designer and fabricator
- 1967 –Steve Vickers, English footballer
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