BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on August 13.

Everyone born on August 13 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is peridot, the flower gladiolus, and the day is shared with Fidel Castro and Alfred Hitchcock.

Leo, the Lion — an engraving
Sun sign
Leo ♌︎
the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted
Peridot, the birthstone for August — an engraving
Birthstone
Peridot
August
Gladiolus, the birth flower for August — an engraving
Birth flower
Gladiolus
& poppy

Your book

Born on August 13? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on August 13.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1926
Fidel Castro
Cuban lawyer and politician
1899
Alfred Hitchcock
English-American director and producer
1970
Alan Shearer
English footballer and manager
1955
Paul Greengrass
English director and screenwriter
1944
Kevin Tighe
American actor
1982
Sebastian Stan
Romanian-American actor
1946
Janet Yellen
American economist
1963
Valerie Plame
American CIA author and agent

On this day

What August 13 has seen.

582Maurice was crowned as Byzantine emperor, succeeding Tiberius II Constantine.
1650General George Monck founded Monck's Regiment of Foot, the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular regiment of the British Army in continuous active service.
1876A performance of Das Rheingold (scene pictured) opened the first performance of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle at the inaugural Bayreuth Festival, attended by emperors and other composers.
1918Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
2010After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed in detention.

The calendar

When August 13 falls.

A Thursday in 2026, a Friday in 2027, a Sunday in 2028, a Monday in 2029, and a Tuesday in 2030.