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, 28,857,600 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 ‘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
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery attack Montreal, Quebec, defended by British General Guy Carleton.
- 1941 –World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by GS U-81, sinking the following day.
- 1947 –The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
- 1954 –Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
- 1956 –The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1965 –The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.
- 1971 –The American space probe, Mariner 9, becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet successfully, swinging into its planned trajectory around Mars.
- 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.
- 1988 –Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
Who were born on November 13?
- 1850 –Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (d. 1894)
- 1872 –Leon Leonwood Bean, American inventor, author, outdoor enthusiast, founder of L.L.Bean (d. 1967)
- 1906 –Eva Zeisel, American industrial designer
- 1913 –Lon Nol, Cambodian politician (d. 1985)
- 1945 –John B. Craig, American diplomat
- 1947 –Gene Garber, American baseball player
- 1976 –Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
- 1979 –Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer
- 1981 –Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor and singer
- 1987 –Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
Who died on November 13?
- 1952 –Margaret Wise Brown, American children’s author (b. 1910)
- 1954 –Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (b. 1881)
- 1974 –Karen Silkwood, American activist (b. 1946)
- 1982 –Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician (b. 1911)
- 1997 –André Boucourechliev, French composer (b. 1925)
- 1998 –Michel Trudeau, Canadian outdoorsman, son of Pierre Trudeau (b. 1975)
- 1999 –Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1915)
- 2001 –Peggy Mount, English actress (b. 1915)
- 2002 –Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1925)
- 2002 –Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese politician and writer (b. 1925)
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