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 317^th 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, 29,383,200 minutes 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.

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.

November 13 Historical Events

• 1160 –
  Louis VII of France marries Adele of Champagne.
• 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.
• 1841 –
  James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
• 1941 –
  World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by GS U-81, sinking the following day.
• 1966 –
  In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
• 1971 –
  The American space probe, Mariner 9, becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet successfully, swinging into its planned trajectory around Mars.
• 1992 –
  The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
• 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 –
  Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
• 2002 –
  The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.

Who were born on November 13?

• 1801 –
  Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, queen of Prussia (d. 1873)
• 1869 –
  Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian feminist (d. 1962)
• 1900 –
  Edward Buzzell, American film director (d. 1985)
• 1904 –
  H. C. Potter, American film and theater director (d. 1977)
• 1906 –
  Eva Zeisel, American industrial designer
• 1934 –
  Jimmy Fontana, Italian actor, composer and singer
• 1951 –
  Pini Gershon, Israeli basketball coach
• 1981 –
  Rivkah, American cartoonist
• 1982 –
  Kumi Koda, Japanese singer
• 1985 –
  Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player

Who died on November 13?

• 867 –
  Pope Nicholas I
• 1170 –
  Albert I of Brandenburg
• 1726 –
  Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle (b. 1666)
• 1993 –
  Carey Lloyd, American professional wrestler (b. 1933)
• 1994 –
  Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (b. 1924)
• 1998 –
  Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920)
• 2003 –
  Kellie Waymire, American actress (b. 1967)
• 2007 –
  John Doherty, English footballer (b. 1935)
• 2007 –
  Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player (b. 1937)
• 2007 –
  Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician and Congressman (b. 1960)