Every yearJanuary 13
Everything January 13 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for January 13 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Korean American DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | Make Your Dream Come True Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Peach Melba Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Rubber Ducky Day | Kids & Family | |
| 05 | National Sticker Day | Kids & Family | |
| 06 | Public Radio Broadcasting Day | Music | |
| 07 | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | Music |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on January 13 in some years.
Friday the 13th — 2034
Born on January 13
Historic figures
- Wilhelm Wien1864–1928German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Sydney Brenner1927–2019South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Paul Feyerabend1924–1994Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic
- Marco Pantani1970–2004Italian cyclist
- Chaïm Soutine1893–1943Belarusian-French painter
- Cabu1938–2015French cartoonist
- Zhou Youguang1906–2017Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic
- Henry II of Castile1334–1379king of Castile and León
- Jan van Goyen1596–1656Dutch painter and illustrator
- Michael Bond1926–2017English author, created Paddington Bear
Celebrities & public figures
- Orlando Bloomb. 1977English actor
- Liam Hemsworthb. 1990Australian actor
- Patrick Dempseyb. 1966American actor and race car driver
- Julia Louis-Dreyfusb. 1961American actress
- Michael Peñab. 1976American actor
- Luis Díazb. 1997Colombian footballer
- Natalia Dyerb. 1995American actress
- Shonda Rhimesb. 1970American actress
- Penelope Ann Millerb. 1964American actress
- Ruth Wilsonb. 1982English actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers January 13 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see January 13, 2027.
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