September 13th, 1942

Born on September 13th, 1942

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What happened on September 13th, 1942?

September 13th, 1942

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.

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What else happened on September 13th?

September 13th, 2005

A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.

September 13th, 1993

Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.

September 13th, 1988

Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.

September 13th, 1985

Super Mario Bros., one of the most influential and best-selling video games in history, was first released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

September 13th, 1964

South Vietnamese generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức staged a coup attempt after being demoted by junta leader Nguyễn Khánh.

September 13th, 1959

The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 (model pictured) struck the Moon, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body.

September 13th, 1919

The Boston police strike ended after four days of rule by the state militia, the deaths of nine people, and accusations that striking officers were "agents of Lenin".

September 13th, 1914

World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

September 13th, 1848

An explosion drove an iron rod through the head of railroad foreman Phineas Gage; his survival and recovery influenced 19th-century discussion of psychology and neuroscience.

September 13th, 1814

War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Defence of Fort McHenry", later used as the lyrics to the United States national anthem.

September 13th, 1759

French and Indian War: British forces won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, despite General James Wolfe being mortally wounded.

September 13th, 1567

The siege of Inabayama Castle, the final battle in Oda Nobunaga's campaign to conquer Mino Province, began; it culminated in a decisive victory for Nobunaga.

September 13th, 1541

After three years of exile, French theologian John Calvin returned to Geneva to reform the church under a system of Christian theology later known as Calvinism.

January 1st, 1970

According to Roman tradition, the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (depicted), the most important temple in ancient Rome, was dedicated.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 13th

Born on September 13th, 1942

81

Béla Károlyi

Romanian-American gymnastics coach

*September 13th, 1942, Cluj-Napoca

81

Michel Côté

Canadian politician

*September 13th, 1942, Quebec City

32

Vladislav Zolotaryov

Soviet composer (1942-1975)

*September 13th, 1942, De-Kastri †May 13th, 1975, Moscow

76

Michel Sitjar

French rugby league and rugby union footballer

*September 13th, 1942, Toulouse †June 10th, 2019, Lamagistère

78

Sōichi Aikawa

Japanese politician (1942-2021)

*September 13th, 1942, Saitama Prefecture †January 25th, 2021, Saitama

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 13th?

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

34

Thomas Müller

German association football player

*September 13th, 1989, Weilheim in Oberbayern

27

Lili Reinhart

American actress

*September 13th, 1996, Cleveland

82

Ahmet Necdet Sezer

10th President of Turkey

*September 13th, 1941, Afyonkarahisar

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

82

Óscar Arias Sánchez

President of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)

*September 13th, 1941, Heredia

77

Frank Marshall

American film producer and director

*September 13th, 1946, Glendale

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

79

Jacqueline Bisset

English actress

*September 13th, 1944, Weybridge

82

Tadao Ando

Japanese architect

*September 13th, 1941, Minato-ku

78

Janusz Głowacki

Polish writer

*September 13th, 1938, Poznań †August 19th, 2017, Egypt

72

Jean Smart

American actress (born 1951)

*September 13th, 1951, Seattle

74

Richard Kiel

American actor who portrayed Jaws in two James Bond films (1939–2014)

*September 13th, 1939, Detroit †September 10th, 2014, Fresno

54

Nell Carter

American actress and singer (1948–2003)

*September 13th, 1948, Birmingham †January 23rd, 2003, Beverly Hills

23

Gabriela Rueda

Colombian speed skater

*September 13th, 2000, Bogotá

75

Jorge Martínez Busch

Chilean admiral

*September 13th, 1936, San Bernardo †October 14th, 2011, Viña del Mar

71

Gil Portes

Filipino film director, film producer, screenwriter

*September 13th, 1945, Philippines †May 24th, 2017

67

Alain Ducasse

French chef

*September 13th, 1956, Orthez

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Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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