Taliban
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.
What happened on September 13
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 509 BCE to 2024.
Standout on September 13
2013
Taliban
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.
About September 13
September 13 is the 256th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 256 of 365 (257 in leap years)109 days left in the year (109 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029, Friday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 37 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- September birthstone
- Sapphirewisdom, loyalty and nobility
- September birth flower
- Aster / Morning glorypatience, wisdom and affection
- Next occurrence
- In 321 days
- Roman numerals
- XIII.IXday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40th1986 Kalamata earthquake1986
- 30thAdrian Kempe1996
- 30thLili Reinhart1996
- 25thSeptember 11 attacks2001
- 10thJonathan Riley-Smith2016
September 13 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Jonathan Riley-Smith
- 25 years ago2001
- September 11 attacks
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on September 13 — ages this year
- 1999Yeonjunturns 27
- 1998Satoshi (singer)turns 28
- 1996Adrian Kempeturns 30
- 1996Lili Reinhartturns 30
- 1995Jerry Tollbringturns 31
- 1995Joca (footballer, born 1995)turns 31
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Delhi
Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
13 September 2008 Delhi bombings
Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Indian Mujahideen.
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
McLaren
The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.
Corrupted Blood incident
A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.
September 11 attacks
Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
German Air Force
A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
Yitzhak Rabin
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.
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.
Apartheid
Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.
Goiânia accident
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.
1986 Kalamata earthquake
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros., one of the most influential and best-selling video games in history, was first released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Spantax Flight 995
Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board.
Venda (Bantustan)
South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
Mao Zedong
Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
Project 571
Following a failed coup attempt, Mao Zedong's second-in-command Lin Biao died in a plane crash while attempting to flee China.
National Guard (United States)
State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.
Cold War
Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức staged a coup attempt after being demoted by junta leader Nguyễn Khánh.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
James Meredith
An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
Luna 2
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 (model pictured) struck the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body.
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools began delivering lessons via radio amid to a polio outbreak, marking the first large-scale use of radio broadcasts for distance education.
Boston police strike
The Boston police strike ended after four days of rule by the state militia, the deaths of nine people, and accusations that striking officers were "agents of Lenin".
World War I
World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
Phineas Gage
An explosion drove an iron rod through the head of railroad foreman Phineas Gage; his survival and recovery influenced 19th-century discussion of psychology and neuroscience.
War of 1812
War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Defence of Fort McHenry", later used as the lyrics to the United States national anthem.
French and Indian War
French and Indian War: British forces won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, despite General James Wolfe being mortally wounded.
Siege of Inabayama Castle
The siege of Inabayama Castle, the final battle in Oda Nobunaga's campaign to conquer Mino Province, began; it culminated in a decisive victory for Nobunaga.
John Calvin
After three years of exile, French theologian John Calvin (pictured) returned to Geneva to reform the church under a system of Christian theology later known as Calvinism.
Belisarius
The Byzantines under Belisarius defeated the Vandal King Gelimer at the Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage, and began the "Reconquest of the West" under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
According to Roman tradition, the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (depicted), the most important temple in ancient Rome, was dedicated.
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.
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)
Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Agagu, Nigerian politician, 15th Governor of Ondo State (born 1948)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Maurilius of Angers
Christian feast day: Maurilius (Maurille) of Angers
Amatus
Christian feast day: Amé (Amatus) of Remiremont
John Chrysostom
Christian feast day: John Chrysostom
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed María López de Rivas Martínez
Nectarius of Autun
Christian feast day: Nectarius of Autun
Feast of the Cross
Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East)
Marcellinus of Carthage
Christian feast day: Marcellinus of Carthage
Saint Aimé
Christian feast day: Aimé (Amatus)
Spread across the centuries
- 6th century1
- 6th century BCE1
- 16th century2
- 18th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century42
- 21st century27
Earliest: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (509 BCE). Most recent: Lex Marinos (2024).
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.
Dates before the year 1 are given on the proleptic Julian calendar. Day-level precision for ancient events is traditional rather than documented.
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Questions about September 13
What day of the year is September 13?
September 13 is the 256th day of the year, with 109 days left after it.
What star sign is September 13?
September 13 falls under Virgo (August 23 – September 22), a earth sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Sapphire.
How many things happened on September 13?
We record 84 entries for September 13: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 509 BCE to 2024.
Who was born on September 13?
Yeonjun (1999) is among the notable births on September 13. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the September 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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