February 13

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on February 13, include:

• Black Love Day 
• Canada's Agriculture Day
• Desperation Day 
  
• Dream Your Sweet Day
• Employee Legal Awareness Day 
• Galentine's Day - (Always the day before Valentine's Day)
  
• Get a Different Name Day 
• International Condom Day 
• International Natural Day
• International Winter Bike to Work Day - February 13, 2026 (Second Friday in February)
• Kiss Day 
  
• Madly In Love With Me Day 
• National Apology Day (Australia) 
• National Break Up With Your Carrier Day 
  
• National Cheddar Day 
• National Crab Rangoon Day 
• National Derrick Day - (People Named Derrick)
• National Internet Friends Day 
• National Jamie Day - (People Named Jamie)
• National Tortellini Day
  
• National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day - February 6 and February 13
• National Wingman's Day 
• No One Eats Alone Day - February 13, 2026 (Second Friday in February)
• Self-Love Day
  
• Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) February 14 (some celebrate this on the 13th or 15th, to get away from the commercialization of Valentine's Day). Also known as Singles Appreciation Day
• The Inbox Day - February 13, 2026 (Second Friday in February)
• Welsh Language Music Day (United Kingdom) - February 13, 2026 (Second Friday in February)
• World Radio Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include February 13, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include February 13, are:

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

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)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 13 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

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

• Violet - symbolizes faithfulness, loyalty, humility, wisdom, and hope
  
• Primrose - Modesty, distinction, and virtue
  
  

Birthstone

The Birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Famous Birthdays

• 1885 – Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Harry S. Truman (d. 1982)
• 1919 – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d. 1991)
• 1923 – Chuck Yeager, American fighter plane test pilot
• 1933 – Kim Novak, American actress
• 1934 – George Segal, American actor
• 1942 – Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)
• 1942 – Carol Lynley, American actress (original Poseidon Adventure)
• 1950 – Peter Gabriel, English musician (Genesis)

Famous Deaths

• 1980 – David Janssen, American actor (The Fugitive, Harry O) (b. 1931) 
• 2002 – Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. 1937)
• 2014 - Ralph Waite, American actor (The Waltons, NCIS) (b. 1928)
• 2016 - Antonin Scalia, American lawyer and Supreme Court Judge (b. 1936)
• 2018 - Henrik, Price Consort of Denmark - Danish royal born in France (b. 1934)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1983 - Actor and comedian Jerry Lewis marries SanDee Pitnick

Quote of the Day

Chuck Yeager, an American fighter plane test pilot was born on this day in 1923.  He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound in 1947.

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

The Holidays and Observances, Recipe of the Day for February 13, is a Simple Ham Pasta Recipe from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.

Season

February 13th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1832 - 1st appearance of cholera in London
• 1861 - Abraham Lincoln is declared President of the United States
  
• 1866 - Jesse James holds up his 1st bank in Liberty, Missouri and gets away with $15,000
• 1920 - Switzerland rejoins the League of Nations, and they recognize the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland
• 1924 - King Tut's tomb is opened
• 1943 - The United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR) is created
  
• 1945 - Allied planes bomb Dresden Germany and 135,000 die
• 1955 - Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls
• 1959 - Barbie doll goes on sale
• 1960 - France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
• 1968 - US sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam
• 1984 - 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart & liver transplant
• 1990 - US, England, France & England give Germany OK to reunify
• 2000 – The last original Peanuts comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies. He did not want anyone else taking over the strip.
  
• 2021 - Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial
• 2021 - Texas and Northern Mexico have a major winter storm that causes blackouts and the death of 82 people

This Day in Music

• 1969 - The Doors' Touch Me is certified gold
• 1969 - Sly and the Family Stone's Everyday People is certified gold
• 1971 - The Osmonds' One Bad Apple hits #1
• 1981 - Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon sets the record for most consecutive weeks on the charts - it debuted in March, 1973 and didn't leave until April, 1988, after 724 weeks.
• 1983 - Marvin Gaye performs a very memorable National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles
• 2011 - Switchfoot's Hello Hurricane is awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.
• 2004 - Led Zeppelin was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards
  
• 2011 - Arcade Fire's The Suburbs wins Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards
• 2012 - Adele won all six categories she was nominated in at the Grammy Awards

Above is one of my favorite Switchfoot songs...Dare You to Move!

This Day in Sports

• 1920 - The National Negro Baseball League organizes
• 1937 - NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington DC to become the Washington Redskins
  
• 1952 - Heavyweight Champion Boxer, Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win
• 1965 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
  1965 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti
• 1972 - 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan
• 1976 - Dorothy Hamill wins the Olympic figure-skating gold medal in Innsbruck, Austria
• 1977 - Eric Heiden is the 1st American to win world speed skating championship
• 1983 - World Boxing Council becomes the 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds
• 1988 - 15th Winter Olympic games opens at Calgary, Canada
• 1990 - Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!