Born on 13 May 1973

At A Glance

13 May 1973 at a glance

Day of the week

13 May 1973 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Top of the World” by The Carpenters was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1973

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.

Star sign

The star sign for 13 May is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 13 May 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 13 May 1973 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 13 May

• 1958 During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, the US Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
• 1958 May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
• 1960 Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
• 1967 Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
• 1969 In the aftermath of the 1969 Malaysian general election, Sino-Malay sectarian violence erupts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Famous people born on 13 May

• Robert Pattinson, English actor (born 1986)
• Jaxson Dart, American football player (born 2003)
• Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1950)
• Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor (born 1961)

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