April 13

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on April 13, include:

• Baby Massage Day - April 13, 2024 (Second Saturday in April)
• International Creativity and Innovation Day 
• International FND Awareness Day - (FND = Functional Neurological Disorder)
• International Special Librarian's Day 
• Make Lunch Count
• National Catch and Release Day - April 13, 2024 (Second Saturday in April)
• National Peach Cobbler Day 
• Plant Appreciation Day 
• Scrabble Day 
• Slow Art Day - Apri1 13, 2024 (Second Saturday in April)
• Thomas Jefferson Day 
• Vaisakhi - April 13, 2024 (Sikh Holy Day in India)

2024 Weekly Holidays that include April 13, are:

• Bat Appreciation Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of April)
  
• Be Kind to Spiders Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of April)
• California Native Plant Week - April 13-20, 2024 
• Explore Your Career Options Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of April)
  
• International Trombone Week - April 7-14, 2024
  
• National Blue-Ribbon Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of April)
  
• National Dog Bite Prevention Week - April 7-13, 2024 
  
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2024 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Library Week - April 7-13, 2024
• National Medic Alert Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of April)
• National Public Health Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week in April)
• National Robotics Week - April 6-14, 2024
  
• National Window Safety Week - April 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of April)
  
• Orthodox Lent - Begins on Ash Wednesday - March 18, 2024 - May 4, 2024 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include April 13, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our April Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of April.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• National Cherry Blossom Festival - March 20 - April 14, 2024 (Washington D.C.)
• Grand National - April 11-13, 2024 - The world's most renown horse race held at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England
  
• The Masters Tournament - April 11-14, 2024  - The Masters Tournament is one of the four major championships in professional golf.  The event will be held at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, GA
• Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival - Weekend One = April 12-14, 2024 and Weekend Two = April 19-21, 2024

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for April 13 is Aries.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for April are:

• Daisy - signifies innocence, loyal love, and purity
• Sweet Pea - signify blissful pleasure, but are also used to say good-bye.

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for April is the diamond, a symbol of enduring love.

Famous Birthdays

• 1735 - Isaac Low, American businessman who founded the New York Chamber of Commerce (d. 1791)
• 1743 - Thomas Jefferson, American politician and 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826)
• 1852 - Frank W. Woolworth, American businessman who founded the F.W. Woolworth Company (d. 1919)
• 1866 - Butch Cassidy, American train robber, bank robber, and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang
• 1946 - Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor
• 1950 - Ron Perlman, American actor  (Vincent - Beauty and the Beast)
• 1951 - Peabo Bryson, American R&B soul singer-songwriter
• 1970 - Ricky Schroder, American actor and director
• 1972 - Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter (Staind)

Famous Deaths

• 2001 - Robert Moon, an American postal inspector who created the ZIP code system (b. 1917)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 2002 - Actor Benjamin Bratt, weds actress-model Talisa Soto in San Francisco, CA

Quote of the Day

Today, April 13, is Thomas Jefferson Day 

Thomas Jefferson had lots of great rules to live by:

1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself
3. Never spend money before you have it
4. Never buy anything you do not want, because it is cheap
5. Pride costs us more than thirst, hunger, and cold
6. We seldom repent for having eaten too little
7. Nothing is troublesome that one does by his own volition
8. How much pain never occurred evils cost us
9. Take things all the time by their smooth handle
10. Think as you please, and let others as well, to prevent any disputes
11. When annoyed count 10 before you speak; if very annoyed count 100

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

National Bake Week is April 1-7, 2024, so our Recipe of the Day is a Lightened Strawberry Bread made by Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits!

This Day in History

• 1204 - Crusaders occupy Constantinople and temporarily end the Byzantine Empire
• 1598 - The Edict of Nantes, is issued by Henry IV of France and allows freedom of religion to French Huguenots
• 1796 - First elephant in the United States arrives from India
• 1849 - Hungary becomes a republic
• 1860 - 1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, CA
• 1861 - Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces during the American Civil War
• 1870 - The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Arts is founded
• 1902 - The first JC Penney is opened by James C. Penney in Kemmerer, Wyoming
• 1934 - 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments
• 1941 - A Pact of Neutrality between the U.S.S.R. and Japan is signed
• 1945 - During World War II, Vienna, Austria is captured by the Soviet and Bulgarian forces
• 1953 - CIA Director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program MKULTRA
• 1960 - France becomes the 4th nuclear weapon Nation
• 1960 - The US launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system
• 1976 - The $2 bill is re-introduced as a Federal Reserve Note as part of the US Bicentennial celebration
• 1992 - The Great Chicago flood devastates central Chicago, including the underground tunnels
• 2012 - North Korea has a long range rocket test which fails
• 2017 - The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan

The history of the Jefferson Memorial which was dedicated in Washington D.C. in 1943, on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.

This Day in Music

• 1742 - Handel's "Messiah" is performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin, Ireland
• 1965 - The Beatles record "Help"

Aaron Lewis, of Staind was born this day on 1972 - Above is his song, "It's Been Awhile"

This Day in Sports

• 1926 - Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutout at age 41
• 1940 - The first man to pole vault 15 feet is Cornelious Warmerdam
• 1954 - Hank Aaron's 1st game for the Milwaukee Braves
• 1975 - Jack Nicklaus wins the 39th Golf Masters Championship by shooting a 276
• 1986 - The Spanish Grand Prix winner is decided by 0.014 of a second
• 1997 - Tiger Woods wins the 61st Golf Masters Championship at age 21(youngest winner) by shooting a 270

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!