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March 13 in recent years

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 293 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902 – Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor (d. 1975)
  • 1904 – Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (d. 1988)
  • 1907 – Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician (d. 1985)
  • 1908 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002)
  • 1908 – Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (d. 1997)
  • 1910 – Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1987)
  • 1910 – Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1973)
  • 1911José Ardévol, Cuban composer and conductor (d. 1981)
  • 1911 – L. Ron Hubbard, American author, founder of Scientology (d. 1986)
  • 1913William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1987)
  • 1913 – Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright (d. 2009)
  • 1914 – W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1998)
  • 1914 – Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)
  • 1916Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013)
  • 1916 – Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017)
  • 1920Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (d. 2015)
  • 1921Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (d. 2023)
  • 1923 – Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (d. 2010)
  • 1925Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer
  • 1926Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003)
  • 1929Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 2014)
  • 1933Diane Dillon, American illustrator
  • 1933 – Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (d. 2014)
  • 1933 – Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (d. 2009)
  • 1935David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
  • 1938 – Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (d. 2012)
  • 1939Neil Sedaka, American singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 1941 – Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
  • 1942Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer
  • 1942 – Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author (d. 2008)
  • 1942 – Scatman John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
  • 1944 – Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic
  • 1945 – Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician and academic
  • 1946Yonatan Netanyahu, American-Israeli colonel (d. 1976)
  • 1947 – Lesley Collier, English ballerina and educator
  • 1947 – Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist (d. 2018)
  • 1947 – Lyn St. James, American race car driver
  • 1949 – Ze'ev Bielski, Israeli politician
  • 1949 – Sian Elias, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand
  • 1950 – Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British boxer and actor
  • 1950 – Bernard Julien, Trinidadian cricketer
  • 1950 – Charles Krauthammer, American physician, journalist, and author (d. 2018)
  • 1950 – William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1951Charo, Spanish-American singer, guitarist, and actress
  • 1952 – Wolfgang Rihm, German composer and educator
  • 1952 – Tim Sebastian, English journalist and author
  • 1953Andy Bean, American golfer (d. 2023)
  • 1953 – Michael Curry, American bishop, 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
  • 1953 – Deborah Raffin, American actress (d. 2012)
  • 1954Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Guyanese-English politician and diplomat
  • 1954 – Robin Duke, Canadian actress and screenwriter
  • 1955Bruno Conti, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1955 – Glenne Headly, American actress (d. 2017)
  • 1955 – Olga Rukavishnikova, Russian pentathlete
  • 1956Dana Delany, American actress and producer
  • 1956 – Jamie Dimon, North-American businessman and banker
  • 1957John Hoeven, American banker and politician, 31st Governor of North Dakota
  • 1957 – Moses Hogan, American composer and conductor (d. 2003)
  • 1958Mágico González, Salvadoran footballer
  • 1958 – Rick Lazio, American lawyer and politician
  • 1958 – Caryl Phillips, Caribbean-English author and playwright
  • 1959 – Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer
  • 1960Adam Clayton, English-Irish musician and songwriter
  • 1960 – Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (d. 2005)
  • 1962 – Alfredo Maia, Portuguese politician
  • 1963 – Mariano Duncan, Dominican baseball player and manager
  • 1963 – Vance Johnson, American football player
  • 1963 – Fito Páez, Argentine musician, songwriter and filmmaker
  • 1964 – Will Clark, American baseball player
  • 1964 – Trevor Gillmeister, Australian rugby league player and coach
  • 1966 – Chico Science, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
  • 1967Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (d. 1994)
  • 1967 – Pieter Vink, Dutch footballer and referee
  • 1970Tim Story, American director and producer
  • 1971Annabeth Gish, American actress
  • 1971 – Allan Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
  • 1971 – Adina Porter, American actress
  • 1972 – Common, American rapper and actor
  • 1972 – Trent Dilfer, American football player, coach, and analyst
  • 1973Edgar Davids, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1973 – David Draiman, American singer-songwriter
  • 1973 – Bobby Jackson, American basketball player and coach
  • 1974 – James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer
  • 1974 – Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player and sportscaster
  • 1975Mark Clattenburg, English football referee
  • 1976Troy Hudson, American basketball player and rapper
  • 1976 – Danny Masterson, American actor and producer
  • 1978Tom Danielson, American cyclist
  • 1979Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1979 – Cédric Van Branteghem, Belgian sprinter
  • 1980Caron Butler, American basketball player
  • 1982 – Izi Castro Marques, Brazilian basketball player
  • 1982 – Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player
  • 1983 – Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer
  • 1984 – Geeta Basra, Indian actress
  • 1985 – Alcides, Brazilian footballer
  • 1985 – Emile Hirsch, American actor
  • 1986 – Neil Wagner, South African-New Zealand cricketer
  • 1987Marco Andretti, American race car driver
  • 1987 – Andreas Beck, German footballer
  • 1988 – Furdjel Narsingh, Dutch footballer
  • 1989Holger Badstuber, German footballer
  • 1989 – Peaches Geldof, English columnist, television personality, and model (d. 2014)
  • 1989 – Sandy León, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1989 – Marko Marin, German footballer
  • 1989 – Robert Wickens, Canadian racing driver
  • 1990 – Anicet Abel, Malagasy footballer
  • 1990 – Marcell Dareus, American football player
  • 1991 – Daniel Greig, Australian speed skater
  • 1991 – Tristan Thompson, American basketball player
  • 1992Lucy Fry, Australian actress
  • 1992 – George MacKay, English actor
  • 1992 – Ozuna, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and rapper
  • 1993Tyrone Mings, English footballer
  • 1994 – Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer
  • 1994 – Mohammed Siraj, Indian cricketer
  • 1995Mikaela Shiffrin, American skier
  • 1995 – Jang Su-jeong, South Korean tennis player
  • 1996 – Brayden Point, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1997 – Pyper America, American model, actress, and musician
  • 1997 – Landry Shamet, American basketball player
  • 1998 – Jay-Roy Grot, Dutch footballer
  • 1998 – Jack Harlow, American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
  • 2002 – Frank Gore Jr., American football player
  • 2004Coco Gauff, American tennis player

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
  • 1906Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)
  • 1912 – Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (b. 1836)
  • 1921 – Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (b. 1835)
  • 1936Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1851)
  • 1938Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (b. 1857)
  • 1943Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (b. 1898)
  • 1946Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (b. 1878)
  • 1951 – Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (b. 1917)
  • 1953 – Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman (b. 1884)
  • 1961 – Lise Lindbæk, Norwegian journalist and war correspondent (b. 1905)
  • 1962Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (b. 1882)
  • 1965 – Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (b. 1891)
  • 1965 – Fan Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1882)
  • 1971 – Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (b. 1882)
  • 1972 – Tony Ray-Jones, English photographer (b. 1941)
  • 1975Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
  • 1976 – Ole Haugsrud, American sports executive (b. 1900)
  • 1983 – Paul Citroen, German-Dutch illustrator and educator (b. 1896)
  • 1990 – Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian-American psychologist and author (b. 1903)
  • 1995 – Odette Hallowes, French nurse and spy (b. 1912)
  • 1996Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1941)
  • 1998 – Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
  • 1998 – Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1911)
  • 1999 – Lee Falk, American cartoonist, director, and producer (b. 1911)
  • 1999 – Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
  • 2001 – John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (b. 1934)
  • 2001 – Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator (b. 1895)
  • 2002Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1900)
  • 2004 – Franz König, Austrian cardinal (b. 1905)
  • 2006 – Robert C. Baker, American businessman, invented the chicken nugget (b. 1921)
  • 2006 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)
  • 2006 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
  • 2006 – Peter Tomarken, American television personality, game show host (b. 1942)
  • 2007 – Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (b. 1925)
  • 2009Betsy Blair, American actress (b. 1923)
  • 2009 – Alan W. Livingston, American businessman (b. 1917)
  • 2010Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
  • 2011 – Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1951)
  • 2013 – Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1957)
  • 2014Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (b. 1928)
  • 2014 – Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (b. 1944)
  • 2014 – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (b. 1932)
  • 2014 – Icchokas Meras, Lithuanian-Israeli author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
  • 2015Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
  • 2016Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist (b. 1926)
  • 2017Amy Krouse Rosenthal, American author (b. 1965)
  • 2018Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer and women's rights activist. (b. 1931)
  • 2021Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American professional boxer (b. 1954)
  • 2021 – Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (b. 1923)
  • 2022William Hurt, American actor (b. 1950)
  • 2024 – Philippe de Gaulle, French admiral (b.1921)

Holidays and observances

  • Christian feast days:
    • Ansovinus
    • Gerald of Mayo
    • James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))
    • Nicephorus
    • Roderick
    • March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)
  • National Elephant Day (Thailand)
  • Africa Scout Day

See also

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