Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.
What happened on March 13
34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1567 to 2025.
Standout on March 13
2020
Donald Trump
President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
About March 13
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 72 of 365 (73 in leap years)293 days left in the year (293 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029, Wednesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 11 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- March birthstone
- Aquamarine / Bloodstoneserenity, courage and health
- March birth flower
- Daffodil / Jonquilnew beginnings and rebirth
- Next occurrence
- In 137 days
- Roman numerals
- XIII.IIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thInnocent passage1986
- 30thBrayden Point1996
- 30thDunblane massacre1996
- 25thBeomgyu2001
- 25thTom Dearden2001
- 10thGrand-Bassam shootings2016
- 10thHilary Putnam2016
- 10thMarch 2016 Ankara bombing2016
March 13 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Grand-Bassam shootings · March 2016 Ankara bombing · Hilary Putnam
- 25 years ago2001
- Tom Dearden · Beomgyu
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on March 13 — ages this year
- 2004Coco Gauffturns 22
- 2002Frank Gore Jr.turns 24
- 2001Tom Deardenturns 25
- 2001Beomgyuturns 25
- 1998Jack Harlowturns 28
- 1998Jay-Roy Grotturns 28
Historical events 34
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Donald Trump
President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.
Grand-Bassam shootings
Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.
March 2016 Ankara bombing
The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
2015 Belgrade helicopter crash
Serbian Army Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Belgrade airport while transporting a 5-day-old baby with respiratory problems to hospital, killing all 7 on board.
2013 conclave
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.
Sierre coach crash
The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.
Rachelle Ann Go
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.
Nature (journal)
An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
Sutton Hoo
The Sutton Hoo visitor centre, featuring Rick Kirby's sculpture Sutton Hoo Helmet (pictured in present location) was unveiled by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.
Missionaries of Charity
The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
Dunblane massacre
A mass shooting at a primary school occurred in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and a teacher and prompting tighter gun control in the United Kingdom.
1993 Storm of the Century
The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas.
1992 Erzincan earthquake
The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite.
Seikan Tunnel
The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) Seikan Tunnel opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.
Innocent passage
Claiming the right of innocent passage, the American warships Yorktown and Caron entered Soviet territorial waters in the Black Sea.
Football hooliganism
One of England's worst incidents of football hooliganism occurred when supporters of Luton Town and Millwall rioted before a match at Kenilworth Road stadium.
New JEWEL Movement
The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état.
Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802
Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36.
Apollo 9
Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
Murder of Kitty Genovese
Kitty Genovese was murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her.
Cuba
Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
The Holocaust
The Holocaust: Nazi troops began the final liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto in German-occupied Poland, sending about 2,000 Jews to the Płaszów labor camp (deportation pictured), with the remaining 5,000 either killed or sent to Auschwitz.
Kapp Putsch
The Kapp Putsch (participants pictured), an attempted coup aiming to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, briefly ousted the government of the Weimar Republic.
1888 Ritter Island eruption and tsunami
The eruption of Ritter Island triggered tsunamis that killed up to 3,000 people on nearby islands.
Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich was forced to resign as the foreign minister of Austria following student demonstrations in Vienna.
Felix Mendelssohn
German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was premiered in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as the soloist.
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller vessels in the Battle of Lissa (depicted) in the Adriatic Sea.
William Herschel
William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.
War of Jenkins' Ear
War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the Caribbean in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias.
Nojpetén
Nojpetén, capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
Battle of Oosterweel
A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels at the Battle of Oosterweel in the Habsburg Netherlands, beginning the Eighty Years' War.
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.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American professional boxer (born 1954)
Emily Nasrallah
Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer and women's rights activist. (born 1931)
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist (born 1926)
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (born 1932)
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (born 1944)
Reubin Askew
Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (born 1928)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Christina of Persia
Christian feast days: Christina of Persia
Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Christian feast days: Nicephorus
March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast days: March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Saint Roderick
Christian feast days: Roderick
Ansovinus
Christian feast days: Ansovinus
Kasuga-taisha
Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)
James Theodore Holly
Christian feast days: James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))
Gerald of Mayo
Christian feast days: Gerald of Mayo
Spread across the centuries
- 16th century1
- 17th century1
- 18th century2
- 19th century4
- 20th century31
- 21st century35
Earliest: Battle of Oosterweel (1567). Most recent: John Feinstein (2025).
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 March 13
What day of the year is March 13?
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year, with 293 days left after it.
What star sign is March 13?
March 13 falls under Pisces (February 19 – March 20), a water sign ruled by Neptune (traditionally Jupiter). The birthstone for the month is Aquamarine or Bloodstone.
How many things happened on March 13?
We record 82 entries for March 13: 34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1567 to 2025.
Who was born on March 13?
Coco Gauff (2004) is among the notable births on March 13. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the March 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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