What are the important events that happened on November 13? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 13: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 13 is the 318th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 48 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 31, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,731,456,000 seconds 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 ‘trihectadecaoctagon’ day.
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 77 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 4,345 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 13 Historical Events
- 1642 –First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green – the Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery attack Montreal, Quebec, defended by British General Guy Carleton.
- 1927 –The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
- 1942 –World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal – U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
- 1947 –The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
- 1956 –The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1982 –The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
- 1986 –The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
- 1990 –In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people, in what becomes known as the Aramoana Massacre.
- 1995 –A truck-bomb explodes outside of a US-operated Saudi Arabian National Guard training center in Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians. A group called the Islamic Movement for Change claims responsibility.
Who were born on November 13?
- 1801 –Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, queen of Saxony (d. 1877)
- 1838 –Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (d. 1918)
- 1910 –Pat Reid, British Army officer and Colditz escapee (d. 1990)
- 1931 –Andrée Lachapelle, French Canadian actress
- 1934 –Jimmy Fontana, Italian actor, composer and singer
- 1935 –Tom Atkins, American actor
- 1941 –David Green, entrepreneur
- 1944 –Timmy Thomas, American musician
- 1977 –Chanel Cole, Australian singer
- 1986 –Marlene DeOliveira, Portuguese-American superstar and avid SkyMiles collector
Who died on November 13?
- 1345 –Constance of Penafiel, wife of Pedro I of Portugal (b. 1323)
- 1862 –Ludwig Uhland, German poet (b. 1787)
- 1867 –Adolphe Napoleon Didron, French archaeologist (b. 1806)
- 1868 –Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (b. 1792)
- 2002 –Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese politician and writer (b. 1925)
- 2004 –Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) (b. 1968)
- 2004 –Thomas Foglietta, American politician (b. 1928)
- 2005 –Eddie Guerrero, American/Mexican professional wrestler (b. 1967)
- 2007 –Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player (b. 1937)
- 2007 –Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (b. 1923)
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