Wednesday August 13, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1553
Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic.
War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim – English and Austrian forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
The Battle of Shanghai begins.
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the “Development of Substitute Materials” project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the “Qaumī Tarāna”, the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
Representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church and the Holy See meet in Metz, France, and come to an agreement wherein the Russian church would send observers to the Second Vatican Council and in exchange, the Roman Catholic Church would refuse to condemn Communism.
Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.

Who were born on ?

Goldwin Smith, English-born Canadian historian and journalist (d. 1910)
Felix Adler, German-born American educator (d. 1933)
Camillien Houde, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
Frederick Sanger, English chemist, two-time Nobel Laureate
Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
Wilfried Hilker, German football referee
Kevin Tighe, American actor
Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
Michael Klim, Australian swimmer
Panagiotis Markouizos, Greek figure skater

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