What Day Of The Week Was August 13?

August 13: Day of the Week

August 13, 2026 is the 225th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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August 13 by the Numbers

• 177 days since August 13
• 0 year, 5 months, and 24 days ago
• 5 months since then
• August 13 is in the 33rd week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 25 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

August 13 Historical Event(s)

3114 BCAccording to the Lounsbury correlation, the start of the Maya calendar. 1516The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognises Charles’s claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognises Francis’s claim to Milan. 1536Buddhist monks from Kyōto’s Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536). 1553Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic. 1898Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands. 1906The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. 1913Otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania. 1918Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha Mae Johnson is the first woman to enlist. 1961The German Democratic Republic closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants’ attempts to escape to the West. 1979The roof of the uncompleted Rosemont Horizon near Chicago, Illinois collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.

Who were born on August 13?

1814Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874) 1925Benny Bailey, American bebop and hard-bop jazz trumpeter 1941Erin Fleming, Canadian actress (d. 2003) 1955Keith Ahlers, British racing driver 1959Michael Bradley, bassist and radio producer 1963Sridevi, Indian actress 1964Jay Buhner, American baseball player 1965Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer 1973Molly Henneberg, American journalist 1977Michael Klim, Australian swimmer

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