What happened on April 13

45 documented historical events happened on April 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The first performance of the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel (pictured) took place in Dublin. On the same day, in another year: American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 13, including Vean Gregg, György Lukács, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

115 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 13, including Lý Nam Đế, Hermenegild, Paul the Deacon. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

9 observances are celebrated on April 13 around the world: Christian feast day: Caradoc, Christian feast day: Ida of Louvain, Christian feast day: Pope Martin I, Christian feast day: Margaret of Castello, Christian feast day: Sabás Reyes Salazar, April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.