On this day June 13th

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June 13th is the one-hundred-sixty-fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 201 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia.

1325—Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (he has been gone for 24 years).

1525 – Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.

1805 – Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

1895 – Émile Levassor wins the world's first actual automobile race. Levassor completed the 732-mile course, from Paris to Bordeaux and back, in just under 49 hours, at a then-impressive speed of about fifteen miles per hour (24 km/h).

1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade up 5th Avenue in New York City.

1967 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

1983—Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond Neptune's orbit.

 

Birthdays

1367 – Taejong of Joseon (d. 1422)

1580 – Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (d. 1626)

1773 – Thomas Young, English physicist and physiologist (d. 1829)

1786 – Winfield Scott, American general (d. 1866)

1916 – Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013)

1946 – Paul L. Modrich, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1953 – Tim Allen, American actor, comedian, and producer

1991 – Ryan Mason, English footballer

 

Highlighted Holiday

Maharana Pratap Jayanti Day

Maharana Pratap, born in 1540 to King Maharana Udai Singh II, symbolized resilience. In 1567, Chittor, the capital of the Kingdom of Mewar, was attacked by the Mughal Empire led by Emperor Akbar. After his father's demise in 1572, Pratap Singh ascended to the throne and was resolute in his mission to reclaim Chittor. He stood firm despite facing a formidable Mughal force, refusing to compromise the kingdom's independence. His unwavering principles earned him respect, even from Emperor Akbar. It was believed that Maharana Pratap stood over 7 feet tall, and he wore body armor weighing over 150 lbs., As well as a spear weighing 175 Lbs. With 11 wives and 22 children, his eldest son, Maharana Amar Singh I, succeeded him as the 14th king of the Mewar dynasty. Maharana Pratap's life ended in 1597 after a hunting accident, but his legacy of honor and love for his people lives on.

 

Holidays And Observance

International Albinism Awareness Day

Kitchen Klutzes of America Day

National Career Nursing Assistants Day

Sewing Machine Day

Weed Your Garden Day

World Softball Day

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