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November 13

November 13 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1002 and 1992. English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on November 13?

November 13 is the 317th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1002 and 1992. Famous people born on November 13 include Robert Louis Stevenson, Jimmy Kimmel and Augustine of Hippo.

The shape of the day

November 13's record stretches 990 years, from 1002 to 1992. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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

Released on November 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Anno 117: Pax Romana

2024

  • TV 6 of Us

2023

  • Game Blazing Sails

2022

  • TV Tulsa King

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1002

    Æthelred the Unready

    English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.

  2. 1642

    First English Civil War

    First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.

  3. 1775

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal.

  4. 1809

    Ras Al Khaimah

    A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809.

  5. 1914

    Zaian War

    Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

  6. 1916

    World War I

    World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.

  7. 1927

    Holland Tunnel

    The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.

  8. 1940

    Walt Disney

    Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow.

  9. 1985

    Nevado del Ruiz

    The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.

  10. 1992

    High Court of Australia

    The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 13

Robert Louis Stevenson

b. 1850

Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist

Jimmy Kimmel

b. 1967

American comedian, actor, and talk show host

Augustine of Hippo

b. 354

Roman bishop and theologian

Whoopi Goldberg

b. 1955

American actress, comedian, and talk show host

Arthur Nebe

b. 1894

German SS officer

Alberto Lattuada

b. 1914

Italian actor, director, and screenwriter

Johann Eck

b. 1486

German theologian and academic

William IV, Duke of Bavaria

b. 1493

Duke of Bavaria

Deaths

  • 2005Eddie Guerrero
  • 1993Rufus R. Jones
  • 1974Vittorio De Sica
  • 1954Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
  • 1929Princess Viktoria of Prussia
  • 1868Gioachino Rossini

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Agostina Livia Pietrantoni
  • —Christian feast day: Brice of Tours
  • —Christian feast day: Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá
  • —Christian feast day: Eugenius II of Toledo
  • —Christian feast day: Frances Xavier Cabrini
  • —Christian feast day: Homobonus
  • —Christian feast day: John Chrysostom (Eastern Orthodox, Repose)
  • —Christian feast day: Quintian of Rodez

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted 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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