Famous people born on March 13 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 13, you share it with Percival Lowell, Neil Sedaka, Common — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 13
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
72nd
Day of the year
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years), with 293 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 13
Percival Lowell — American astronomer who founded Lowell Observatory (born 1855).
Neil Sedaka — American pop singer-songwriter (born 1939).
Abigail Fillmore (b. 1798) — American First Lady who founded the first permanent White House library.
William H. Macy (b. 1950) — American actor acclaimed for Fargo and the TV series Shameless.
Coco Gauff (b. 2004) — American tennis prodigy who won the U.S. Open at age 19.
March 13 in history
1781 — Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
1930 — Lowell Observatory announced the discovery of Pluto to the world.
1969 — Apollo 9 returned safely to Earth after testing the lunar module in orbit.
1639 — Harvard College was named in honor of clergyman John Harvard, its first major benefactor.
1845 — Felix Mendelssohn's beloved Violin Concerto premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
1988 — Japan's Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest tunnel with an undersea segment, opened.
March 13 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 13?
Anyone born on March 13 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 13?
The birthstone for a March 13 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 13?
Percival Lowell is among the best known — American astronomer who founded Lowell Observatory (born 1855).
What happened on March 13?
In 1781, Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
What day of the year is March 13?
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years), with 293 days still to come.
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