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On This Day · The 103rd day of the year

April 13

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion — April 13 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Aries is the sign for April 13 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on April 13?

April 13 is the 103rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1742 and 2009. Famous people born on April 13 include Thomas Jefferson, Guy Fawkes and Carles Puyol.

Released on April 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Fubuki: Zero in on Holoearth

2024

  • TV Kaiju No. 8

2023

  • Game Hunt the Night

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1742

    George Frideric Handel

  2. 1777

    American Revolutionary War

  3. 1829

    Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829

  4. 1943

    World War II

  5. 1945

    Nazi Germany

  6. 1953

    Central Intelligence Agency

  7. 1970

    Oxygen

  8. 1976

    Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion

  9. 1997

    Tiger Woods

  10. 2009

    Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 13

Thomas Jefferson

b. 1743

Guy Fawkes

b. 1570

Carles Puyol

b. 1978

Arthur Fadden

b. 1894

Josh Gordon

b. 1991

Garry Kasparov

b. 1963

Samuel Beckett

b. 1906

J. M. G. Le Clézio

b. 1940

Deaths

  • 2025Mario Vargas Llosa
  • 2015Günter Grass
  • 2015Eduardo Galeano
  • 1999Willi Stoph
  • 1966Georges Duhamel (author)
  • 1695Jean de La Fontaine

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Caradoc
  • —Christian feast day: Ida of Louvain
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Martin I
  • —Christian feast day: Margaret of Castello
  • —Christian feast day: Sabás Reyes Salazar
  • —April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Songkran Songkran (Thailand)
  • —Songkran Water-Sprinkling Festival

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