Every yearDecember 13
Everything December 13 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for December 13 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Cocoa DayLead | Coffee | |
| 02 | National Violin Day | Music | |
| 03 | National Day of the Horse | Nature | |
| 04 | Worldwide Candle Lighting Day | Community | |
| 05 | National Cream Cheese Frosting Day | Food | |
| 06 | Ice Cream Day | Food | |
| 07 | World Choral Day | Music |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on December 13 in some years.
Green Monday — 2027 and 2032
Friday the 13th — 2030
Born on December 13
Historic figures
- Heinrich Heine1797–1856German journalist, poet, and critic
- Henry IV of France1553–1610King of France from 1589 to 1610
- Christopher Plummer1929–2021Canadian actor and producer
- Pope Sixtus V1521–1590Head of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590
- Philip W. Anderson1923–2020American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Werner von Siemens1816–1892German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens
- Talcott Parsons1902–1979American sociologist and academic
- Mary Todd Lincoln1818–188216th First Lady of the United States
- George Pólya1887–1985Hungarian-American mathematician and academic
- Trygve Haavelmo1911–1999Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
Celebrities & public figures
- Taylor Swiftb. 1989American singer-songwriter
- Jamie Foxxb. 1967American actor
- Steve Buscemib. 1957American actor and director
- Amy Leeb. 1981American singer
- Dick Van Dykeb. 1925American actor
- Emma Corrinb. 1995English actor
- Ben Bernankeb. 1953American economist
- Santi Cazorlab. 1984Spanish footballer
- Tom DeLongeb. 1975American singer-songwriter
- Wendie Malickb. 1950American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers December 13 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see December 13, 2026.
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