September 13
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61 holidays recorded on September 13 throughout history
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Roald Dahl kept a writing hut at the bottom of his garden in Great Missenden — a cramped, unheated shed where he'd si…
Roald Dahl kept a writing hut at the bottom of his garden in Great Missenden — a cramped, unheated shed where he'd sit in a sleeping bag with a board across the armrests of his chair and write in pencil on yellow legal paper. Every day. Two hours in the morning, two in the afternoon. The BFG, Matilda, James, Charlie — all came from that shed. It's still there.
Cacao was currency before it was candy.
Cacao was currency before it was candy. The Aztecs used cacao beans to pay wages and buy goods, and they drank it cold, bitter, and spiced with chili — nothing like what came later. Chocolate didn't meet sugar until Europeans got involved in the 16th century. The first chocolate bar wasn't made until 1847. International Chocolate Day lands on September 13 — the birthday of Milton Hershey — but the industry producing it today relies on supply chains where child labor remains a documented, ongoing problem. The sweetness has always had a cost.
Programmers worldwide celebrate their craft on the 256th day of the year, a nod to the number of distinct values repr…
Programmers worldwide celebrate their craft on the 256th day of the year, a nod to the number of distinct values representable in an eight-bit byte. This specific date honors the technical precision required for computing, transforming a niche professional milestone into a global recognition of the binary logic that powers our modern infrastructure.
Roman magistrates and senators gathered at the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus to share a ritual feast during the L…
Roman magistrates and senators gathered at the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus to share a ritual feast during the Ludi Romani. By inviting the god to dine alongside the city's elite, the Republic reinforced the divine sanction of its political leadership and ensured the favor of Rome's most powerful deity for the coming year.
Six military cadets — the youngest was 13 — refused to retreat when American forces stormed Chapultepec Castle in 1847.
Six military cadets — the youngest was 13 — refused to retreat when American forces stormed Chapultepec Castle in 1847. One of them, Juan Escutia, allegedly wrapped himself in the Mexican flag and jumped from the ramparts rather than let it be captured. Mexico lost that battle and half its territory in the war that followed. But it kept the story. Every September 13th, the president bows before the monument to los Niños Héroes. The boys who lost became the symbol of the nation that survived.
The Eastern Orthodox calendar marks today with saints whose names most of the Western world has never encountered — f…
The Eastern Orthodox calendar marks today with saints whose names most of the Western world has never encountered — figures venerated for centuries in Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem while Rome charted its own calendar of the holy. Two branches of the same faith, counting the same days differently, honoring overlapping but distinct lists of the same God's friends. The split has lasted nearly a thousand years and shows no signs of closing.
John Chrysostom was Archbishop of Constantinople in the early 5th century and could not stop himself from preaching u…
John Chrysostom was Archbishop of Constantinople in the early 5th century and could not stop himself from preaching uncomfortable things to powerful people. He criticized Empress Eudoxia by name from the pulpit. He sold off the bishop's palace furniture to fund hospitals. He was exiled twice — the second time he was marched on foot through winter mountains until he died of exhaustion in 407. He left behind 700 surviving sermons, more than any other early church figure. The man the church made a saint was killed by people who ran the same church.
Roman magistrates and senators reclined on couches in the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus to share a ritual feast w…
Roman magistrates and senators reclined on couches in the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus to share a ritual feast with the god himself. By placing an image of Jupiter at the head of the table, the state reinforced the divine sanction of its leadership and solidified the religious hierarchy underpinning the Roman Republic.
The Assyrian Church of the East honors the Feast of the Cross, a solemn remembrance of the instrument that defined Ch…
The Assyrian Church of the East honors the Feast of the Cross, a solemn remembrance of the instrument that defined Christian redemption. This observance also commemorates saints like John Chrysostom and Wulfthryth, whose lives shaped early church theology and monastic discipline across centuries.
Programmers across Russia celebrate their craft on the 256th day of the year, a nod to the number of distinct values …
Programmers across Russia celebrate their craft on the 256th day of the year, a nod to the number of distinct values representable by an eight-bit byte. This specific date honors the technical foundation of computing, acknowledging the professionals who build the digital infrastructure powering modern global communication and data processing.
Mauritius celebrates Engineers on a day that reflects something easy to miss about the island: it has no significant …
Mauritius celebrates Engineers on a day that reflects something easy to miss about the island: it has no significant natural resources beyond its location and its people. The Mauritian economy built itself on sugar, then textiles, then financial services, then technology — each transition requiring the kind of technical problem-solving that engineers provide. For a country of 1.3 million people in the middle of the Indian Ocean, engineering isn't a profession. It's practically a survival strategy.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Zapatero o Día del Trabajador del Calzado.Establecido por el artículo 21 del Convenio Co…
Argentina Argentina: Día del Zapatero o Día del Trabajador del Calzado.Establecido por el artículo 21 del Convenio Colectivo de Trabajo que rige a la industria nacional del calzado (CCT 423/2005), firmado por la Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria del Calzado de la República Argentina (UTICRA) y la Federación Argentina de la Industria del Calzado y Afines (FAICA).
Beato Aurelio María Villalón Acebrón (1936).
Beato Aurelio María Villalón Acebrón (1936).
Namenstage Johannes, Tobias
Namenstage Johannes, Tobias
Argentina Argentina: Día del Bailarín de Folclore.En homenaje a Santiago Ayala, «El Chúcaro» (1919 – 1994) zapateador…
Argentina Argentina: Día del Bailarín de Folclore.En homenaje a Santiago Ayala, «El Chúcaro» (1919 – 1994) zapateador, dibujante, bailarín de danzas nativas y actor.
Bolivia Bolivia: Día de los programadores informáticos.
Bolivia Bolivia: Día de los programadores informáticos.
Mauricio Mauricio: Día del Ingeniero.
Mauricio Mauricio: Día del Ingeniero.
Maurille (expression météo suivante).
Maurille (expression météo suivante).
Marcellin et ses variantes : Marcelin, Marcelino et Marcellino.
Marcellin et ses variantes : Marcelin, Marcelino et Marcellino.
اليوم العالمي للقانون.
اليوم العالمي للقانون.
Aman et ses variantes bretonnes aussi : Amand, Amanz, etc.
Aman et ses variantes bretonnes aussi : Amand, Amanz, etc.
Saint Kéthévane († 1624) - ou « Kethevane » ou « Kethevan » -, reine de Kakhétie en Géorgie, martyre à Chiraz en Pers…
Saint Kéthévane († 1624) - ou « Kethevane » ou « Kethevan » -, reine de Kakhétie en Géorgie, martyre à Chiraz en Perse par la main des musulmans sur ordre du chah Abbas.
Saint Hiérothée († 1745) - ou « Hierothée » - dit « le Jeune », ascète au monastère d'Iviron au Mont Athos.
Saint Hiérothée († 1745) - ou « Hierothée » - dit « le Jeune », ascète au monastère d'Iviron au Mont Athos.
François de Calderola († 1507), bienheureux franciscain italien.
François de Calderola († 1507), bienheureux franciscain italien.
Claude Dumonet († 1794), bienheureux, prêtre de Mâcon et professeur de collège, martyr des pontons de Rochefort penda…
Claude Dumonet († 1794), bienheureux, prêtre de Mâcon et professeur de collège, martyr des pontons de Rochefort pendant la Révolution française.
Aurèle-Marie († 1936) - ou « Aurelio María » -, bienheureux, frère des Écoles chrétiennes, martyr à Almería en Andalo…
Aurèle-Marie († 1936) - ou « Aurelio María » -, bienheureux, frère des Écoles chrétiennes, martyr à Almería en Andalousie pendant la guerre d'Espagne.
Vénère (VIIe siècle), Ermite et abbé.
Vénère (VIIe siècle), Ermite et abbé.
Macédonius, Théodule et Tacien († 362), Martyr à Meros de Phrygie sous Julien l'apostat.
Macédonius, Théodule et Tacien († 362), Martyr à Meros de Phrygie sous Julien l'apostat.
Lidoire de Tours († 371) - ou « Litoire », « Lictor », « Ligoire », « Litorius » ou « Lidorius » -, évêque de Tours e…
Lidoire de Tours († 371) - ou « Litoire », « Lictor », « Ligoire », « Litorius » ou « Lidorius » -, évêque de Tours et prédécesseur de Martin de Tours en Touraine.
Israël († 1014), chanoine du Dorat au diocèse de Limoges.
Israël († 1014), chanoine du Dorat au diocèse de Limoges.
Hélidie (Xe siècle), Vierge et martyre d'Auvergne.
Hélidie (Xe siècle), Vierge et martyre d'Auvergne.
Amand (VIe siècle) - ou « Armand » ou « Aman » -, cinquième évêque de Vannes en Bretagne.
Amand (VIe siècle) - ou « Armand » ou « Aman » -, cinquième évêque de Vannes en Bretagne.
Fêtes religieuses romaines : Epulum Jovis ou Epulum Iovis en l'honneur du dieu des dieux Jupiter / Zeus pater[réf.
Fêtes religieuses romaines : Epulum Jovis ou Epulum Iovis en l'honneur du dieu des dieux Jupiter / Zeus pater[réf. nécessaire] en ces ides du mois romain de september / septem ab imbre (voir Arts, culture et religion officiellement en -509 ci-avant).
Roumanie : Journée des pompiers de Roumanie (ro) commémorant la bataille (ro) de la butte de Spirea, ayant eu lieu le…
Roumanie : Journée des pompiers de Roumanie (ro) commémorant la bataille (ro) de la butte de Spirea, ayant eu lieu le même jour de 1848 durant la révolution roumaine près de Bucarest, entre des combattants de la principauté de Valachie — dont une compagnie de pompiers dirigés par le capitaine Pavel Zaganescu (ro) — et un corps d'armée de l’Empire ottoman.
Brésil : début de la semaine farroupilha commémorant la révolution farroupilha remportée par des dirigeants gauchos e…
Brésil : début de la semaine farroupilha commémorant la révolution farroupilha remportée par des dirigeants gauchos en 1845.
La journée mondiale contre la septicémie
La journée mondiale contre la septicémie
San Julián de Ancira, presbítero y mártir (s.
San Julián de Ancira, presbítero y mártir (s. IV).
Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East)
Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East)
San Litorio de Tours, obispo (371).
San Litorio de Tours, obispo (371).
San Emiliano de Valence, obispo (374).
San Emiliano de Valence, obispo (374).
San Maurilio de Angers, obispo (453).
San Maurilio de Angers, obispo (453).
Dia Mundial do Agrônomo
Dia Mundial do Agrônomo
Dia Nacional da Cachaça
Dia Nacional da Cachaça
Aniversário das cidades de Machado e Rio Novo, Minas Gerais
Aniversário das cidades de Machado e Rio Novo, Minas Gerais
Aniversário da cidade de Castelo do Piauí, Piauí
Aniversário da cidade de Castelo do Piauí, Piauí
Aniversário da cidade de Caetés, Pernambuco
Aniversário da cidade de Caetés, Pernambuco
Aniversário da cidade de São Manoel do Paraná, Paraná
Aniversário da cidade de São Manoel do Paraná, Paraná
Aniversário da cidade de Santana, Amapá
Aniversário da cidade de Santana, Amapá
Iria de Tomar
Iria de Tomar
Mártires de Jasenovac
Mártires de Jasenovac
San Amado de Sens, presbítero y abad (629).
San Amado de Sens, presbítero y abad (629).
Kirchliche Gedenktage Radolt von Verona, fränkischer Bischof
Kirchliche Gedenktage Radolt von Verona, fränkischer Bischof
San Venerio de Tiro Maggiore, eremita (s.
San Venerio de Tiro Maggiore, eremita (s. VII).
San Amado de Sion, obispo (690).
San Amado de Sion, obispo (690).
Beata María de Jesús López de Rivas, virgen (1640).
Beata María de Jesús López de Rivas, virgen (1640).
Beato Claudio Dumonet, presbítero y mártir (1794).
Beato Claudio Dumonet, presbítero y mártir (1794).
Día Mundial de la Sepsis.
Día Mundial de la Sepsis.
Día Mundial del Profesor de Natación.
Día Mundial del Profesor de Natación.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Arma de Infantería.Se recuerda como homenaje a la creación del histórico Regimiento de P…
Argentina Argentina: Día del Arma de Infantería.Se recuerda como homenaje a la creación del histórico Regimiento de Patricios, el 13 de septiembre de 1806 (hace ya 219 años, 5 meses y 28 días).
Argentina Argentina: Día del Bibliotecario.Instituido por el Congreso de Bibliotecarios reunido en Santiago del Ester…
Argentina Argentina: Día del Bibliotecario.Instituido por el Congreso de Bibliotecarios reunido en Santiago del Estero en 1942 y adoptado a nivel nacional en 1954.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Organizador Profesional de Eventos.Se debe a la creación de la carrera, en el año 1988, …
Argentina Argentina: Día del Organizador Profesional de Eventos.Se debe a la creación de la carrera, en el año 1988, por medio del Centro de Organizadores de Eventos (COE).