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On This Day · The 72nd day of the year

March 13

From 1567 to 2013, March 13 gathers 446 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 13?

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1567 and 2013. Famous people born on March 13 include Paul Morand, Myrtle Bachelder and David Draiman.

Released on March 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
  • TV Resort
  • Movie Pretty Lethal
  • Movie Slanted

2025

  • Game Asylum

2023

  • Game Rough Justice: '84
  • Game Barotrauma

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1567

    Battle of Oosterweel

  2. 1697

    Nojpetén

  3. 1781

    William Herschel

  4. 1845

    Felix Mendelssohn

  5. 1920

    Kapp Putsch

  6. 1943

    The Holocaust

  7. 1964

    Murder of Kitty Genovese

  8. 1988

    Seikan Tunnel

  9. 1996

    Dunblane massacre

  10. 2013

    2013 conclave

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 13

Paul Morand

b. 1888

Myrtle Bachelder

b. 1908

David Draiman

b. 1973

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

b. 1683

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

b. 1560

Rick Lazio

b. 1958

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

b. 1741

Wolfgang Rihm

b. 1952

Deaths

  • 2010Jean Ferrat
  • 1996Krzysztof Kieślowski
  • 1975Ivo Andrić
  • 1901Benjamin Harrison
  • 1879Adolf Anderssen
  • 1202Mieszko III of Poland

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast days: Ansovinus
  • —Christian feast days: Christina of Persia
  • —Christian feast days: Gerald of Mayo
  • —Christian feast days: James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast days: Nicephorus
  • —Christian feast days: Roderick
  • —Christian feast days: March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)

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