Born on October 13
October 13 birthdays & history
If you were born on October 13, you share a birthday with Margaret Thatcher, Jamal Khashoggi and Sacha Baron Cohen. October 13 babies are Libra, with opal as their birthstone and the marigold as their birth flower. October 13 is the 287th day of the year in leap years (286th in other years).
Famous people born on October 13
- 1925Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1958Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist, dissident, writer and editor
- 1971Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- 1921Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer
- 1941Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1977Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
- 1948Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician
- 1995Jimin, South Korean singer
- 1931Raymond Kopa, French footballer
- 1982Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
What happened on October 13
- 1773French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy, an interacting, grand design spiral galaxy located an estimated 31 million light-years away.
- 1821The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
- 1843In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
- 1881First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
- 1885The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1892Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
- 1908British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped from her escort into the chamber and shouted at the assembly.
- 1911Prince Arthur, a son of Queen Victoria, became the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent, as well as the first Prince of Great Britain and Ireland to hold that position.
- 1917At least 30,000 people witnessed the Miracle of the Sun in the fields of Cova da Iria near Fátima, Portugal.
- 1921The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, establishing the current borders between Turkey and the Caucasian states.
- 1921Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
- 2011The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
Also observed on October 13
- Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
- Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan)
- Paramedics' Day (Poland)
- Rwagasore Day (Burundi)
Questions, answered
What star sign is October 13?
People born on October 13 are Libra. Their birthstone is opal and their birth flower is the marigold.
Which famous people were born on October 13?
Margaret Thatcher (1925), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), Yves Montand (1921), Paul Simon (1941), Antonio Di Natale (1977) were all born on October 13.
What happened on October 13 in history?
Among other things: in 1921, The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, establishing the current borders between Turkey and the Caucasian states; in 1921, Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states; in 2011, The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
Can I get a newspaper front page from October 13?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any October 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, “October 13”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.