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May 13

From 1110 to 2012, May 13 gathers 902 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 13?

May 13 is the 133rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1110 and 2012. Famous people born on May 13 include Stevie Wonder, Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran and Dawn Harper-Nelson.

Released on May 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie In the Grey
  • Movie Obsession
  • TV Off Campus
  • Game Space Haven
  • TV Zhan Zhao Adventures

2025

  • Game Labyrinth of the Demon King

2024

  • Game The Land Beneath Us
  • Game Fabledom
  • Game Homeworld 3

2022

  • Game Evil Dead: The Game
  • TV The Lincoln Lawyer
  • TV Love Class

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1110

    Baldwin I of Jerusalem

  2. 1909

    1909 Giro d'Italia

  3. 1958

    Ben Carlin

  4. 1967

    Zakir Husain

  5. 1972

    The Troubles

  6. 1992

    Li Hongzhi

  7. 1995

    Alison Hargreaves

  8. 2000

    Enschede fireworks disaster

  9. 2011

    2011 Charsadda bombing

  10. 2012

    Cadereyta Jiménez massacre

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 13

Stevie Wonder

b. 1950

Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran

b. 1453

Dawn Harper-Nelson

b. 1984

Marianne Vos

b. 1987

P. K. Subban

b. 1989

Alexis Clairaut

b. 1713

Robert Pattinson

b. 1986

Candice King

b. 1987

Deaths

  • 2025José Mujica
  • 1988Chet Baker
  • 1930Fridtjof Nansen
  • 1929Arthur Scherbius
  • 1782Daniel Solander
  • 189Emperor Ling of Han

Holidays & observances

  • —Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)
  • —Christian feast day: André-Hubert Fournet
  • —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Fátima
  • —Christian feast day: Conchita Barrecheguren (Roman Catholic)
  • —Christian feast day: Gerard of Villamagna
  • —Christian feast day: Glyceria
  • —Christian feast day: John the Silent (Roman Catholic)
  • —Christian feast day: Julian of Norwich (Roman Catholic)

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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