October 13 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on October 13, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♎︎ Libra
Sep 23 – Oct 22
Birth stone
Opal
Birth flower
Marigold
How common
#334 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous October 13 birthdays
Rudolf Virchow · German doctor1821
Cemal Gürsel · 4th President of the Republic of Turkey1895
Art Tatum · American jazz pianist1909
Yves Montand · French-Italian actor and singer1921
Margaret Thatcher · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 19901925
Lenny Bruce · American comedian and social critic1925
Turgut Özal · 8th President of the Republic of Turkey1927
John G. Thompson · American mathematician1932
Nana Mouskouri · Greek singer1934
Paul Simon · American singer-songwriter1941
Jamal Khashoggi · Saudi journalist1958
Kelly Preston · American actress1962
Kate Walsh · American actress1967
Sacha Baron Cohen · British comedian and actor1971
Paul Pierce · American basketball player1977
Antonio Di Natale · Italian association football player1977
Ashanti · American singer and songwriter1980
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · American politician1989
Tiffany Trump · American socialite1993
Caleb McLaughlin · American actor2001
On this day in history
1812War of 1812: British troops and Mohawk warriors repelled an American invasion from across the Niagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario.
1814War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the Royal Navy.
2011The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
2019At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei set the current marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.
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.
1994The Troubles: In a meeting at Fernhill House, Belfast, loyalist leader Gusty Spence announced that the Combined Loyalist Military Command would observe a ceasefire.
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