What happened on June 13

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.

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.

85 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 13, including Xiahou Dun, Mansur I, Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah. 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.

16 observances are celebrated on June 13 around the world: Christian feast day: Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, Christian feast day: Aquilina, Christian feast day: Cetteus (Peregrinus), Christian feast day: Eulogius of Alexandria, Christian feast day: Felicula, Christian feast day: G. K. Chesterton (Episcopal Church (USA)). 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.