Every yearAugust 13
Everything August 13 celebrates
4 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 13 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lefthanders DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Blame Someone Else Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Filet Mignon Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Prosecco Day | Beer |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 13 in some years.
Friday the 13th — 2027 and 2032
Born on August 13
Historic figures
- Fidel Castro1926–2016Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba
- Alfred Hitchcock1899–1980English-American director and producer
- Frederick Sanger1918–2013English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- John Logie Baird1888–1946Scottish engineer, invented the television
- Sridevi1963–2018Indian actress
- Samuel de Champlain1574–1635French explorer
- Richard Willstätter1872–1942German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
- Anders Jonas Ångström1814–1874Swedish physicist and astronomer
- Makarios III1913–1977Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus
- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet1819–19031st Baronet, Anglo-Irish mathematician and physicist
Celebrities & public figures
- Alan Shearerb. 1970English footballer and manager
- Sebastian Stanb. 1982Romanian-American actor
- Janet Yellenb. 1946American economist
- John Slatteryb. 1962American actor
- Paul Greengrassb. 1955English director and screenwriter
- Lucas Mourab. 1992Brazilian footballer
- Sarah Huckabee Sandersb. 1982Governor of Arkansas
- Debi Mazarb. 1964American actress
- DeMarcus Cousinsb. 1990American basketball player
- Demetrious Johnsonb. 1986American mixed martial artist
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 13 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 13, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.