Born on 13 September 1948

At A Glance

13 September 1948 at a glance

Day of the week

13 September 1948 was a Monday.

Top Film of 1948

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.

Bestselling Novel of 1948

“The Big Fisherman” by Lloyd C. Douglas was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1948.

Star sign

The star sign for 13 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 13 September 1948 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 13 September 1948 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 13 September

• 1942 World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
• 1944 World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
• 1948 Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
• 1948 Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
• 1953 Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Famous people born on September 13

• Lili Reinhart, American actress (born 1996)
• Jean Smart, American actress (born 1951)
• Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
• Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (1916–1990)

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