Who was born on June 13

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 13, including David Curry, Ban Ki-moon, Whitley Strieber. 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.

54 documented historical events happened on June 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest warship ever built at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England. On the same day, in another year: Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, beginning the practice of clerical marriage in Protestantism. 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.