November 13

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on November 13, include:

• Actor's Day 
• International Guinness World Records Day - November 13, 2025 (Thursday of Second Full Week in November)
• International Tempranillo Day - November 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in November)
• National Indian Pudding Day 
• National Mom's and Dad's Day 
• National Walk to Work Day (In Australia) 
• Sadie Hawkins Day
• Start a Rumor Day 
• Symphonic Metal Day 
• World Kindness Day 
• World Liability Day - November 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in November)
• World Quality Day - November 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in November)
• World Usability Day - November 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in November)

2025 Weekly Holidays that include November 13, are:

• Dear Santa Letter Week - November 7-13
• Geography Awareness Week - November 9-15, 2025 
• Home Care Aide Week - November 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in November)
• International Week of Science and Peace - November 9-15, 2025 (The week in which November 11 falls)
• National Book Awards Week - November 7-13, 2025
• National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week - November 8-16, 2025 (Begins on Second Saturday in November for 9 Days)
• National Nurse Practitioner's Week - November 9-15, 2025
• National Traffic Incident Response Week - November 10-14, 2025 (Observed for 5 days starting on 2nd Monday in November)
• National Young Reader's Week - November 10-14, 2025 (5 days starting on Monday of the 2nd Full Week in November)
• Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week - November 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Perioperative Nurse Week
• Orangutan Caring Week - November 9-15, 2025
• Perioperative Nurse Week - November 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week
• World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 8-14, 2025 (Begins Second Saturday to Friday)
• World Kindness Week - November 9-15, 2025 (Always has the 13th of November in it)

2025 Monthly Holidays that include November 13, are:

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

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 13 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

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

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1941 - David Green, American businessman who founded Hobby Lobby
  
• 1954 - Scott McNealy, American businessman who co-founded Sun Microsystems
• 1954 - Chris Noth, American actor and producer (Sex and the City, The Good Wife)

Famous Deaths

• 1983 - Junior Samples, American actor and comedian (Hee Haw) (b. 1926)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1987 - Cal Ripken Jr, MLB Baseball player marries Kelly Geer
• 1993 - Actress Michelle Pfeiffer marries TV writer and producer David E. Kelly
• 1996 - Actor Daniel Day-Lewis (The Last of the Mohicans) marries Screenwriter Rebecca Miller
• 2012 - Athlete Hope Solo (Double Olympic Gold Medalist in Soccer) marries Jerramy Stevens, former NFL Tight End
  
  

Quote of the Day

November 13th is World Kindness Day! 
It is easy to be kind to others!

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

Info. to Come!

This Day in History

• 1833 - The Great Meteor Storm of 1833
• 1887 - Bloody Sunday occurs in central London
• 1922 - In Zucht v. King, The U.S. Supreme Court upholds mandatory vaccinations for public school students 
• 1927 - The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic across the Hudson River connecting New Jersey to New York City
• 1941 - During World War II, U-81 torpedoes the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal resulting in its sinking the next day
• 1947 - The AK-47 is one of the first proper assault rifles that is created by the Soviet Union
• 1956 - The Montgomery bus boycott ends when the U.S. Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal
• 1970 - An estimated 500,000 people are killed in East Pakistan when a 150 mph tropical cyclone hits the Ganges Delta region
• 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated 
• 1985 - An estimated 23,000 people are killed when the volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier that creates a mudslide that buries Armero, Columbia. 
• 2012 - A total solar eclipse happens in the South Pacific and parts of Australia
• 2013 - 4 World Trade Center opens
• 2015 - Islamic State terrorists kill 130 people in Paris, France

This Day in Music

• 1940 - Fantasia, the animated musical film from Walt Disney is released at the Broadway Theatre in New York
• 1976 - Tonight's the Night, by Rod Steward hits #1 on the US Charts and remains there for 8 weeks
• 1982 - Business as Usual, the debut album by Men at Work hits #1 in the US and remains there for 15 weeks
• 2001 - Gloria Estefan helps Colombian born singer Shakira release her first English album Laundry Service that includes the Top 10 hit, "Whenever, Wherever" (video below)
• 2010 - Taylor Swift has 11 songs on the Hot 100 list at the same time, setting a record for a female artist
• 2020 - Disco, the album by Kylie Minogue hits #1 in the UK making her the only woman to top the chart in five consecutive decades.

This Day in Sports

• 1954 - Great Britain wins the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris, France against France
• 1973 - Reggie Jackson of the Oakland A's with the American League MVP unanimously
• 1974 - Steve Garvey of the Dogers wins the National League MVP
• 1994 - Dale Earnhardt wins the 44th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 1997 - Ken Griffey, Jr. wins the American League MVP unanimously

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!