Tukuk-OS📅 September 13
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 13? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2008 — Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Indian Mujahideen.
- 2005 — A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.
- 1993 — Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.
- 1988 — Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.
- 1985 — Super Mario Bros., one of the most influential and best-selling video games in history, was first released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Super Mario Bros.List of best-selling video gamesNintendo Entertainment System
- 1971 — Following a failed coup attempt, Mao Zedong's second-in-command Lin Biao died in a plane crash while attempting to flee China.
- 1964 — South Vietnamese generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức staged a coup attempt after being demoted by junta leader Nguyễn Khánh.
- 1959 — The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 (model pictured) struck the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body.
- 1937 — Chicago Public Schools began delivering lessons via radio amid to a polio outbreak, marking the first large-scale use of radio broadcasts for distance education.
Chicago Public SchoolsDistance education in Chicago Public Schools in 1937Polio
- 1919 — The Boston police strike ended after four days of rule by the state militia, the deaths of nine people, and accusations that striking officers were "agents of Lenin".
- 1914 — World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
- 1848 — An explosion drove an iron rod through the head of railroad foreman Phineas Gage; his survival and recovery influenced 19th-century discussion of psychology and neuroscience.
- 1814 — War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Defence of Fort McHenry", later used as the lyrics to the United States national anthem.
- 1759 — French and Indian War: British forces won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, despite General James Wolfe being mortally wounded.
French and Indian WarBattle of the Plains of AbrahamQuebec City
- 1567 — The siege of Inabayama Castle, the final battle in Oda Nobunaga's campaign to conquer Mino Province, began; it culminated in a decisive victory for Nobunaga.
- 1541 — After three years of exile, French theologian John Calvin (pictured) returned to Geneva to reform the church under a system of Christian theology later known as Calvinism.
- 533 — The Byzantines under Belisarius defeated the Vandal King Gelimer at the Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage, and began the "Reconquest of the West" under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
- -509 — According to Roman tradition, the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (depicted), the most important temple in ancient Rome, was dedicated.
Births
- 1999 — Açucena, Brazilian politician
- 1999 — Yeonjun, South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer
- 1998 — Satoshi, Moldovan rapper and singer-songwriter
- 1996 — Adrian Kempe, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1996 — Lili Reinhart, American actress
- 1995 — Joca, Portuguese footballer
- 1995 — Jerry Tollbring, Swedish handball player
- 1994 — Leonor Andrade, Portuguese singer
- 1994 — Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player
- 1994 — Cameron Munster, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Sepp Kuss, American professional cyclist
- 1993 — Niall Horan, Irish singer
Deaths
- 2024 — Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)
- 2024 — Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949)
- 2024 — Lex Marinos, Australian actor (born 1949)
- 2024 — Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938)
- 2022 — Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)
- 2019 — Eddie Money, American musician (born 1949)
- 2017 — Pete Domenici, American politician, senator of New Mexico (born 1932)
- 2016 — Jonathan Riley-Smith, British historian (born 1938)
- 2015 — Vivinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1961)
- 2015 — Erma Bergmann, American baseball player (born 1924)
- 2015 — Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (born 1931)
- 2015 — Moses Malone, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1955)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East)
- Christian feast day: Aimé (Amatus)
- Christian feast day: Amé (Amatus) of Remiremont
- Christian feast day: John Chrysostom
- Christian feast day: Marcellinus of Carthage
- Christian feast day: Blessed María López de Rivas Martínez
- Christian feast day: Maurilius (Maurille) of Angers
- Christian feast day: Nectarius of Autun
- Christian feast day: Venerius the Hermit
- Christian feast day: Wulfthryth (Wilfrida) of Wilton
- Christian feast day: September 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year. (Russia)
- Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico)
- Engineer's Day (Mauritius)
- Roald Dahl Day (Africa, United Kingdom, Latin America)
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