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April 13: Day of the Week
April 13, 2024 was the 104th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 262 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 13 Historical Event(s)
1256
The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.
1598
Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. (Edict repealed in 1685.)
1829
The British Parliament grants freedom of religion to Roman Catholics.
1849
Hungary becomes a republic.
1919
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India. At least 1200 wounded.
1941
Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
1958
During the Cold War, American Van Cliburn wins the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
1964
At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
1972
Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
1987
Portugal and the People’s Republic of China sign an agreement in which Macau would be returned to China in 1999.
Who were born on April 13?
1911
Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist (d. 1994)
1924
Stanley Donen, American film director
1940
Mike Beuttler, British racing driver (d. 1988)
1945
Judy Nunn, Australian actress
1948
Drago Jančar, Slovenian writer
1971
Dina Korzun, Russian actress
1975
Bruce Dyer, English footballer
1978
Carles Puyol, Catalan footballer
1980
Jana Cova, Czech pornographic actress
1981
Nat Borchers, American soccer player
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