April 13 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 13 Calendar
April 13st Daily Holidays include:
- International Creativity and Innovation Day
- International FND Awareness Day – (FND = Functional Neurological Disorder)
- International Special Librarian’s Day
- Last Day of Passover – April 13, 2023
- Make Lunch Count
- National Peach Cobbler Day
- Plant Appreciation Day
- Rainn Day (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – April 13, 2022 (2023 TBA)
- Scrabble Day
- Thomas Jefferson Day
April 13: Famous Birthdays
- April 13, 1735 – Isaac Low, American businessman who founded the New York Chamber of Commerce (d. 1791)
- April 13, 1743 – Thomas Jefferson, American politician and 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826)
- April 13, 1852 – Frank W. Woolworth, American businessman who founded the F.W. Woolworth Company (d. 1919)
- April 13, 1866 – Butch Cassidy, American train robber, bank robber, and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang
- April 13, 1946 – Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor
- April 13, 1950 – Ron Perlman, American actor (Vincent, Beauty and the Beast)
- April 13, 1951 – Peabo Bryson, American R&B soul singer-songwriter
- April 13, 1970 – Ricky Schroder, American actor and director
- April 13, 1972 – Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter (Staind)
April 13: Historical Events
- April 13, 1204 – Crusaders occupy Constantinople and temporarily end the Byzantine Empire
- April 13, 1598 – The Edict of Nantes, is issued by Henry IV of France and allows freedom of religion to French Huguenots
- April 13, 1796 – First elephant in the United States arrives from India
- April 13, 1849 – Hungary becomes a republic
- April 13, 1860 – 1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, CA
- April 13, 1861 – Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces during the American Civil War
- April 13, 1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Arts is founded
- April 13, 1902 – The first JC Penney is opened by James C. Penney in Kemmerer, Wyoming
- April 13, 1934 – 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments
- April 13, 1941 – A Pact of Neutrality between the U.S.S.R. and Japan is signed
- April 13, 1945 – During World War II, Vienna, Austria is captured by the Soviet and Bulgarian forces
- April 13, 1953 – CIA Director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program MKULTRA
- April 13, 1960 – France becomes the 4th nuclear weapon Nation
- April 13, 1960 – The US launches Transit 1-B, the world’s first satellite navigation system
- April 13, 1976 – The $2 bill is re-introduced as a Federal Reserve Note as part of the US Bicentennial celebration
- April 13, 1992 – The Great Chicago flood devastates central Chicago, including the underground tunnels
- April 13, 2012 – North Korea has a long range rocket test which fails
- April 13, 2017 – The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan
- This Day in Music
April 13: Music Events
- April 13, 1742 – Handel’s “Messiah” is performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin, Ireland
- April 13, 1965 – The Beatles record “Help”
April 13: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 13 is Aries.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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