On This Day — September 13

Famous events, births, and deaths from September 13 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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58 events · 238 births · 98 deaths recorded for September 13.

🕰️ Notable Events on September 13

2013 — Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured. Wikipedia ↗
2008 — Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. Wikipedia ↗
2008 — Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. Wikipedia ↗
2007 — The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Wikipedia ↗
1979 — South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). Wikipedia ↗
1971 — State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. Wikipedia ↗
1964 — South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi, Wikipedia ↗
1956 — The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. Wikipedia ↗
1956 — The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Imperial Japanese Army with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Rockslide near Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the International Railway (New York-Ontario). Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship. Wikipedia ↗
1922 — The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. Wikipedia ↗
1914 — World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station. Wikipedia ↗
1914 — World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. Wikipedia ↗
1906 — First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine-American War. Wikipedia ↗
1899 — Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. Wikipedia ↗
1899 — Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. Wikipedia ↗
1898 — Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. Wikipedia ↗
1882 — Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. Wikipedia ↗
1862 — American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam. Wikipedia ↗
1848 — Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions. Wikipedia ↗
1847 — Mexican-American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican-American War. Wikipedia ↗
1843 — The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution. Wikipedia ↗
1814 — In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. Wikipedia ↗
1812 — War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. Wikipedia ↗
1808 — Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. Wikipedia ↗
1791 — King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution. Wikipedia ↗
1788 — The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital. Wikipedia ↗
1782 — American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Wikipedia ↗
1759 — Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. Wikipedia ↗
1743 — Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms. Wikipedia ↗
1645 — Battle of Philiphaugh Covenanters win the day over the royalists. Wikipedia ↗
1609 — Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River. Wikipedia ↗
1584 — San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. Wikipedia ↗
1541 — After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism. Wikipedia ↗
1504 — Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built. Wikipedia ↗
1501 — Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. Wikipedia ↗
1437 — Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier. Wikipedia ↗
1229 — Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia. Wikipedia ↗
533 — Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. Wikipedia ↗
379 — Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal Wikipedia ↗
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. Wikipedia ↗
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 13

1996 — Playboi Carti, American Rapper Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Robbie Kay, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Jerry Tollbring, Swedish handball player Wikipedia ↗
1995 — João Carlos Almeida Leandro, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Shubham Khajuria, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Leonor Andrade, Portuguese singer Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Cameron Munster, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Niall Horan, Irish singer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Aoi Nakabeppu, Japanese model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Thomas Müller, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — William Owusu, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Kenny Edwards, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Luis Rentería, Panamanian footballer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Keith Treacy, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Jonathan de Guzmán, Canadian-Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Steve Colpaert, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Derek Hardman, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Sean Williams, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — David Jordan, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Baron Corbin, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1983 — James Bourne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Molly Crabapple, American illustrator and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Ryan Del Monte, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Eduard Ratnikov, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Lloyd Dyer, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Nenê, Brazilian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Rickie Weeks, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Colin Marston, American guitarist, bassist, and producer/engineer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Andreas Biermann, German footballer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Han Chae-young, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Tony Henry, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Swizz Beatz, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman, co-founded Flattr and The Pirate Bay Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Masato Shibata, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Ro Khanna, American politician Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer, trainer, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1976 — José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Akihiro Asai, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Joe Don Rooney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Travis Knight, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Christine Arron, French runner Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Olve Eikemo, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Carlo Nash, English footballer and photographer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Ben Alexander, Australian rugby league player (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Stella McCartney, English fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Manabu Namiki, Japanese pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Lee Abramson, American bass player and composer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Martín Herrera, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Louise Lombard, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Brad Johnson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Michael Johnson, American sprinter and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Stephen Perkins, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Maria Furtwängler, German physician and actress Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Brendan Hall, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Annie Duke, American poker player and author Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Jeff Ross, American comedian, director, and author Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Zak Starkey, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist, and author Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Yuri Alexandrov, Russian boxer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Antony Galione, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Robin Smith, South African-English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Neal Lancaster, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Dave Mustaine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — KK Null, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Peter Roskam, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Tatyana Mitkova, Russian journalist Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor and academic Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Kōji Tamaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Vinny Appice, American rock drummer Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Mal Donaghy, Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Brad Hooker, English-American philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Eleanor King, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1957 — John G. Trueschler, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Mark Wiebe, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Keith Black, American neurosurgeon and academic Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Alain Ducasse, French-Moroccan chef Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Anne Geddes, Australian-New Zealand photographer and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Joni Sledge, American singer and songwriter (Sister Sledge) (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan, English rower and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Joe Morris, American guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Réjean Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Randy Jones, American pop and disco singer (Village People) Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Don Was, American bass player and producer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Anne Devlin, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Jean Smart, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Pat Holland, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Jeff Lowe, American mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
1949 — John W. Henry, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Nell Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Frank Marshall, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Henri Kuprashvili, Georgian Swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Noël Godin, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Carol Barnes, English journalist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Peter Cetera, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Leslie Harvey, Scottish guitarist (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Mildred D. Taylor, American author Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Michel Côté, Canadian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Tadao Ando, Japanese architect and academic, designed Piccadilly Gardens Wikipedia ↗
1941 — David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Turkish judge and politician, 10th President of the Republic of Turkey Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗