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13 April 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2017 - War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat.U.S Armed conflict in South Asia
Anniversary
2011 - The board of Rosendale, New York, voted 3–2 to approve the purchase of Joppenbergh Mountain.Hamlet & CDP in New York, United States
Anniversary
2009 - Twenty-three people died in a fire at a homeless hostel in Kamień Pomorski; it was Poland's deadliest fire since 1980.2009 fire in Kamień Pomorski, Poland
Anniversary
2009 - Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck debuted, and later concluded on the same day in 2016.American author and webcomic artist (born 1979)
Anniversary
1997 - In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score.American professional golfer (born 1975)
Historical events
History
2025 - Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf.Northern Irish golfer (born 1989)
History
2024 - Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.2024 stabbing attack in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
History
2023 - The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.American airman and leaker (born 2001)
History
2014 - Three people are killed in a shooting in Overland Park, Kansas.Two shootings on April 13, 2014
History
2013 - Salam Fayyad resigns as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority following an ongoing dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas.Prime Minister of Palestine from 2007 to 2013
History
2013 - Lion Air Flight 904 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Indonesia, injuring 40 people.2013 aviation accident in Indonesia
History
2009 - A fire destroys a homeless hostel and kills at least 22 people in Kamień Pomorski, Poland.2009 fire in Kamień Pomorski, Poland
History
2006 - The United Front for Democratic Change's attack on the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is repelled by the Chadian armyChadian rebel alliance
History
1997 - Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.American professional golfer (born 1975)
History
1996 - Two women and four children are killed after an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon.1996 Israeli attack
Notable births
Born
2000 - Rasmus Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 2000)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (born 1952)Irish folk singer, songwriter and harpist (1952–2026)
Died
2026 - Dave McGinnis, American football player and coach (born 1951)American football player, coach and sportscaster (1951–2026)
Died
2025 - Richard Armitage, American diplomat and government official (born 1945)American diplomat and government official (1945–2025)
Died
2025 - Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)Peruvian novelist and writer (1936–2025)
Died
2025 - Jean Marsh, English actress and screenwriter (born 1934)English actress (1934–2025)
Died
2024 - Faith Ringgold, American artist and author (born 1930)American artist (1930–2024)
Died
2022 - Michel Bouquet, French stage and film actor (born 1925)French actor (1925–2022)
Died
2022 - Gloria Parker, American musician and bandleader (born 1921)American musician and bandleader (1921–2022)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
24.05 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Gemini
26.84 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.