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February 13

February 13's record stretches 384 years, from 1633 to 2017. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♒ZodiacAquarius ◈BirthstoneAmethyst ❀Birth flowerViolet

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on February 13?

February 13 is the 44th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1633 and 2017. Famous people born on February 13 include Memphis Depay, Thomas Robert Malthus and Jerry Springer.

Released on February 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game High on Life 2
  • Game Reanimal

2025

  • Game Dawnfolk
  • Movie The Gorge

2024

  • Game Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
  • TV Bahar

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1633

    Galileo Galilei

  2. 1660

    Charles XI of Sweden

  3. 1867

    Covering of the Senne

  4. 1945

    World War II

  5. 1955

    Israel

  6. 1960

    Nashville sit-ins

  7. 1981

    Louisville sewer explosions

  8. 1991

    Gulf War

  9. 2010

    2010 Pune bombing

  10. 2017

    Kim Jong-nam

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 13

Memphis Depay

b. 1994

Thomas Robert Malthus

b. 1766

Jerry Springer

b. 1944

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

b. 1805

Luke Ridnour

b. 1981

Anders Behring Breivik

b. 1979

Robbie Williams

b. 1974

Sigmund Jähn

b. 1937

Deaths

  • 2017Kim Jong-nam
  • 2016Antonin Scalia
  • 2000James Cooke Brown
  • 1883Richard Wagner
  • 1332Andronikos II Palaiologos

Holidays & observances

  • —Black Love Day (United States)
  • —Children's Day (Myanmar)
  • —Christian feast day: Absalom Jones (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Agostina Camozzi
  • —Christian feast day: Benignus of Todi
  • —Christian feast day: Castor of Karden
  • —Christian feast day: Dyfnog
  • —Christian feast day: Ermenilda of Ely

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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