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June 13

June 13's record stretches 504 years, from 1514 to 2018. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 13?

June 13 is the 164th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1514 and 2018. Famous people born on June 13 include Ban Ki-moon, Will Claye and Florent Malouda.

Released on June 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game The Alters
  • Game Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
  • Movie Dollhouse

2023

  • Game Dordogne

2021

  • Game Minute of Islands

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1514

    Henry Grace à Dieu

  2. 1525

    Martin Luther

  3. 1774

    Rhode Island

  4. 1805

    Lewis and Clark Expedition

  5. 1850

    American League of Colored Laborers

  6. 1917

    World War I

  7. 1944

    World War II

  8. 1952

    Catalina affair

  9. 1983

    Pioneer 10

  10. 2018

    Volkswagen

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 13

Ban Ki-moon

b. 1944

Will Claye

b. 1991

Florent Malouda

b. 1980

James Clerk Maxwell

b. 1831

Kenenisa Bekele

b. 1982

Taejong of Joseon

b. 1367

Thomas Young (scientist)

b. 1773

Deaths

  • 2021Ned Beatty
  • 1986Benny Goodman
  • 1969Pralhad Keshav Atre
  • 1951Ben Chifley
  • 1886Ludwig II of Bavaria
  • 1861Henry Gray

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church
  • —Christian feast day: Aquilina
  • —Christian feast day: Cetteus (Peregrinus)
  • —Christian feast day: Eulogius of Alexandria
  • —Christian feast day: Felicula
  • —Christian feast day: G. K. Chesterton (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Gerard of Clairvaux
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Marianna Biernacka

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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