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 317th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 48 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 31, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,762,992,000 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 ‘trihectadecaheptagon’ day.
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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 96 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 4,710 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 13 Historical Events
- 1841 –James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
- 1887 –Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
- 1901 –The 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster.
- 1916 –Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
- 1918 –Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1927 –The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
- 1986 –The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
- 2000 –Philippine House Speaker Manuel B. Villar, Jr. passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
- 2001 –War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
- 2002 –The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
Who were born on November 13?
- 1504 –Philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567)
- 1699 –Jan Zach, Czech composer and musician (d. 1773)
- 1897 –Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (d. 1975)
- 1907 –Giovanna of Italy, tsaritsa of Bulgaria (d. 2000)
- 1910 –Pat Reid, British Army officer and Colditz escapee (d. 1990)
- 1913 –Jack Dyer, Australian rules footballer (d. 2003)
- 1941 –Eberhard Diepgen, German politician
- 1975 –Quim, Portuguese footballer
- 1987 –Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
- 1991 –Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
Who died on November 13?
- 1004 –Abbon of Fleury
- 1093 –King Malcolm III of Scotland (b. 1041)
- 1143 –King Fulk of Jerusalem
- 1170 –Albert I of Brandenburg
- 1868 –Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (b. 1792)
- 1974 –Vittorio De Sica, Italian film director (b. 1901)
- 1982 –Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician (b. 1911)
- 1993 –Carey Lloyd, American professional wrestler (b. 1933)
- 1994 –Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (b. 1924)
- 2001 –Peggy Mount, English actress (b. 1915)
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