September 13
September 13 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 109 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Virgo.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On September 13 the Sun's declination is approximately +2.6°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a September 13.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East)
- Christian feast day: Aimé (Amatus)
- Christian feast day: Amé (Amatus) of Remiremont
- Christian feast day: Eulogius of Alexandria
- Christian feast day: John Chrysostom
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2013 — Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured. ↗(13 years ago)more
The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism.
2008 — Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries. ↗(18 years ago)more
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a megacity and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining dire...
2007 — The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. ↗(19 years ago)more
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a legally non-binding United Nations resolution passed by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, that delineates and defines the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, including their ownership rights, cultural and ceremonial expression, identity, language, employment, health, ed...
2007 — The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings. ↗(19 years ago)more
McLaren Racing Limited, currently competing in Formula One as McLaren Mastercard F1 Team, is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, wholly owned by Mumtalakat Holding Company.
2001 — Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks. ↗(25 years ago)more
The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four airliners, then flew one into each of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City.
1997 — A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33. ↗(29 years ago)more
The German Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany. The Luftwaffe was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of West Germany.
1993 — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy. ↗(33 years ago)more
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. He was the first prime minister to have been born in the region of Palestine, at the time under British control.
1989 — Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. ↗(37 years ago)more
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on baasskap, which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority white population.
1988 — Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). ↗(38 years ago)more
Hurricane Gilbert was a large and extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane. The storm brought widespread destruction to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and is tied with 1969's Hurricane Camille as the third-most intense tropical cyclone at landfall in the Atlant...
1987 — Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. ↗(39 years ago)more
The Goiânia accident, also known locally as, also known locally as the Caesium-137 Accident was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after an unsecured radiotherapy source was found by looters at an abandoned hospital site in the city.
- 1986 — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city. ↗(40 years ago)
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The 1986 Kalamata earthquake struck the southern Peloponnese Region of Greece on September 13 at 20:24 local time. The 12.5 km (7.8 mi) deep moment magnitude (Mw ) 5.9 earthquake had an epicenter near the coastal city of Kalamata and was assigned X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
1985 — Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. ↗(41 years ago)more
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Directed and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, it is the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first game in the Super Mario series.
Notable births
1999 — Yeonjun, South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer ↗(27 years ago)more
Choi Yeon-jun, known mononymously as Yeonjun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together, formed by Big Hit Entertainment in 2019. He debuted as a soloist in September 2024 with the song "Ggum" and released his first extended play No Labels: Part 01 on November 7, 2025.
1996 — Adrian Kempe, Swedish ice hockey player ↗(30 years ago)more
Michael Adrian Kempe is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a right winger and alternate captain for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kempe was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2014 NHL entry draft.
1996 — Lili Reinhart, American actress ↗(30 years ago)more
Lili Pauline Reinhart is an American actress. She gained recognition for playing Betty Cooper on the CW teen drama series Riverdale (2017–2023). She has also starred in the crime drama film Hustlers (2019) and the romantic drama film Chemical Hearts (2020).
- 1995 — Joca, Portuguese footballer ↗(31 years ago)
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João Carlos Almeida Leandro, known as Joca, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central defender.
1994 — Leonor Andrade, Portuguese singer ↗(32 years ago)more
Leonor Margarida Coelho Andrade, also known as Ella Nor is a Portuguese singer and actress. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa".
Notable deaths
2024 — Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943) ↗(2 years ago)more
Wolfgang Gerhardt was a German politician and the leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) from 1995 until he was succeeded by Guido Westerwelle in 2001.
2024 — Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949) ↗(2 years ago)more
Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who held various ministerial posts in the Cabinet of South Africa. He served as Minister of Finance from 2009 until 2014, and again from 2015 until 2017, as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014 until 2015, and as Minister of Public Enterprise...
2024 — Lex Marinos, Australian actor (born 1949) ↗(2 years ago)more
Alexander Francis Marinos was an Australian actor and television director, radio personality and voice artist. He was most notable for his role as Bruno, in the 1980s television series Kingswood Country.
2024 — Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938) ↗(2 years ago)more
Mary McFadden was an American fashion designer of women's clothing and other high-fashion items, including historically inspired form-fitting dresses.
2022 — Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930) ↗(4 years ago)more
Jean-Luc Godard was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, Éric Rohmer and Jacques Demy. He was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (257) | 257 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (109) | 109 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 13092026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +2.62° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 85 days |