Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf.
What happened on April 13
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1742 to 2026.
Standout on April 13
2025
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf.
About April 13
April 13 is the 103rd day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 103 of 365 (104 in leap years)262 days left in the year (262 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 16 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 168 days
- Roman numerals
- XIII.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 80thNakam1946
- 70thVietnamese National Army1956
- 50thLapua Cartridge Factory explosion1976
- 50thUnited States Department of the Treasury1976
- 40thLorenzo Cain1986
- 30thIsrael Defense Forces1996
- 30thMansouri attack1996
- 30thMarko Grujić1996
April 13 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Neco Williams
- 50 years ago1976
- Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion · United States Department of the Treasury
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on April 13 — ages this year
- 2002Karl Hein (footballer)turns 24
- 2001Neco Williamsturns 25
- 2000Facundo Torresturns 26
- 2000Rasmus Dahlinturns 26
- 1999András Schäferturns 27
- 1999Alessandro Bastoniturns 27
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Bondi Junction stabbings
Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.
Jack Teixeira
The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat.
2014 Overland Park shootings
Three people are killed in a shooting in Overland Park, Kansas.
Salam Fayyad
Salam Fayyad resigns as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority following an ongoing dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas.
Lion Air Flight 904
Lion Air Flight 904 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Indonesia, injuring 40 people.
Rosendale (CDP), New York
The board of Rosendale, New York, voted 3–2 to approve the purchase of Joppenbergh Mountain.
Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire
Twenty-three people died in a fire at a homeless hostel in Kamień Pomorski; it was Poland's deadliest fire since 1980.
Andrew Hussie
Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck debuted, and later concluded on the same day in 2016.
United Front for Democratic Change
The United Front for Democratic Change's attack on the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is repelled by the Chadian army
Tiger Woods
In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score.
Israel Defense Forces
An Israel Defense Forces helicopter fired rockets at an ambulance, killing two women and four children in Mansouri, Lebanon.
Mansouri attack
Two women and four children are killed after an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon.
Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion
Forty people died in an explosion at an ammunition factory in Lapua, Finland.
United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
1975 Beirut bus massacre
Beirut bus massacre: A confrontation between Phalangist paramilitaries and PLO militia marks the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War.
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire, the landmark reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, was released.
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
Oxygen
At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
36th Academy Awards
At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
Transit (satellite navigation system)
The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
Cold War
In the midst of the Cold War, American pianist Van Cliburn won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Vietnamese National Army
The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military commander of the religious sect Hòa Hảo, which ran a de facto state in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published as the first work to feature the British spy character James Bond.
Central Intelligence Agency
The CIA began Project MKUltra, an illegal, covert human research program into mind control.
Hadassah Medical Center
In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.
Nakam
Nakam, a Jewish organization seeking revenge for the Holocaust, attempted to poison thousands of SS prisoners at Langwasser internment camp, but did not kill anyone.
World War II
World War II: German news announced the discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in Katyn, Russia, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile and the Soviet Union.
Neoclassical architecture
The Neoclassical Jefferson Memorial (pictured) in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth.
Anton Schmid
Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.
C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajagopalachari led the non-violent Vedaranyam March from Trichinopoly towards Vedaranyam.
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829
The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Oratorio
The first performance of the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel (pictured) took place in Dublin.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)
Richard Armitage (government official)
Richard Armitage, American diplomat and government official (born 1945)
Dan M. Rooney
Dan Rooney, American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (born 1932)
Günter Grass
Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (born 1935)
John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and academic (born 1911)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Margaret of Castello
Christian feast day: Margaret of Castello
April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Ida of Louvain
Christian feast day: Ida of Louvain
Saint Caradoc
Christian feast day: Caradoc
Sabás Reyes Salazar
Christian feast day: Sabás Reyes Salazar
Songkran (Thailand)
Songkran Songkran (Thailand)
Water-Sprinkling Festival
Songkran Water-Sprinkling Festival
Pope Martin I
Christian feast day: Pope Martin I
Spread across the centuries
- 18th century2
- 19th century1
- 20th century40
- 21st century33
Earliest: Oratorio (1742). Most recent: Moya Brennan (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about April 13
What day of the year is April 13?
April 13 is the 103rd day of the year, with 262 days left after it.
What star sign is April 13?
April 13 falls under Aries (March 21 – April 19), a fire sign ruled by Mars. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 13?
We record 84 entries for April 13: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1742 to 2026.
Who was born on April 13?
Karl Hein (footballer) (2002) is among the notable births on April 13. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 13 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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