Born on March 13
March 13 birthdays & history
If you were born on March 13, you share a birthday with Giorgos Seferis, Joseph II and Mahmoud Darwish. March 13 babies are Pisces, with aquamarine as their birthstone and the daffodil as their birth flower. March 13 is the 73rd day of the year in leap years (72nd in other years).
Famous people born on March 13
- 1900Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1741Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1942Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author
- 1899John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1781Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin
- 1855Percival Lowell, American astronomer and mathematician
- 1950William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1897Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist
- 1913Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright
- 1973Edgar Davids, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager
What happened on March 13
- 1781William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.
- 1815Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba.
- 1825Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.
- 1845German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was premiered in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as the soloist.
- 1848The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna.
- 1930The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
- 1969Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
- 1988The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) Seikan Tunnel opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.
- 1989Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite.
- 2002The Sutton Hoo visitor centre, featuring Rick Kirby's sculpture Sutton Hoo Helmet was unveiled by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.
- 2004The Filipino singer Rachelle Ann Go won the reality talent show Search for a Star, performing a cover of Mariah Carey's "Through the Rain" in the grand final.
- 2013Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.
Also observed on March 13
- Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)
- National Elephant Day (Thailand)
- Africa Scout Day
Questions, answered
What star sign is March 13?
People born on March 13 are Pisces. Their birthstone is aquamarine and their birth flower is the daffodil.
Which famous people were born on March 13?
Giorgos Seferis (1900), Joseph II (1741), Mahmoud Darwish (1942), John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899), Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781), Percival Lowell (1855) were all born on March 13.
What happened on March 13 in history?
Among other things: in 2002, The Sutton Hoo visitor centre, featuring Rick Kirby's sculpture Sutton Hoo Helmet was unveiled by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney; in 2004, The Filipino singer Rachelle Ann Go won the reality talent show Search for a Star, performing a cover of Mariah Carey's "Through the Rain" in the grand final; in 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.
Can I get a newspaper front page from March 13?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any March 13 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “March 13”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.