13 is the
natural numberIn mathematics, there are two conventions for the set of natural numbers: it is either the set of positive integers {, , , ...} according to the traditional definition or the set of non-negative integers {, 1, 2, ...} according to...
after
1212 is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13.The word "twelve" is a native English word that presumably arises from the Germanic compound twa-lif "two-leave", meaning that two is...
and before
1414 is the natural number following 13 and preceding 15.In speech, the numbers 14 and 40 are often confused. When carefully enunciated, they differ in which syllable is stressed: 14 vs 40...
. It is the smallest integer with eight letters in its spelled out name in English. It is also the age at which children officially become teenagers.
In speech, the numbers 13 and 30 are often confused. When carefully enunciated, they differ in which syllable is
stressedIn linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables. The word accent is sometimes also used with this sense....
: 13 vs 30 . However, in dates such as 1300 ("thirteen hundred") or when contrasting numbers in the teens, such as
13, 14, 15, the stress shifts to the first syllable: 13 .
Strikingly similar folkloric aspects of the number 13 have been noted in various cultures around the world: one theory is that this is due to the cultures employing lunar-solar calendars (there are approximately 12.41 lunations per solar year, and hence 12 "true months" plus a smaller, and often portentous, thirteenth month). This can be witnessed, for example, in the "
Twelve Days of ChristmasThe Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated evenings of those twelve days , are the festive days beginning on Christmas Day through to the evening of the Twelfth Day of Christmas, . Thus, the first night of Christmas is December 25–26 and Twelfth Night is January 5-6. This period is also...
" of Western European tradition.
Hinduism
On thirteenth day of death a feast is organized. It is believed to be organised for the peace of departed soul.
Christianity
- There were thirteen participants at the Last Supper
In the Christian Gospels, the Last Supper was the last meal Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles and disciples before his death...
. Tradition states that Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table.
- Thirteen was once associated with the Epiphany by Christians, as it is said the child Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth —also known as Jesus Christ or occasionally Jesus the Christ—is the central figure of Christianity. Within most Christian denominations...
received the MagiIn Christian tradition the Magi , also referred to as the Wise Men, Kings, or Kings from the East, are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts. They are mentioned only in the Gospel of Matthew , which says that they came "from the east" to worship the Christ, "born King of the...
on his thirteenth day of life.
- There are 13 Apostles in Christianity; the 12 Disciples plus St Paul of Tarsus. In addition to being the 13th Apostle, he is also known as "The Apostle" by the Church Fathers.
Sikhism
According to famous
SakhiSakhi literally means "Historical Account" or Story.The term refers to the accounts of the historical events in Sikhism. It is a tale usually from the era during the times of the Gurus. However, many Sakhis do exist from the period before and after the times of the Ten Gurus...
(Evidence) or story of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, when he was an accountant at a town of
Sultanpur LodhiSultanpur Lodhi is a city and a municipal council in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab. The town is named after its founder, Sultan Khan Lodhi who was a general of Mahmud of Gazni in A.D 1103, which has been also mentioned in Ain-e-Akbari...
, he was distributing grocery to people and when he gave groceries to the 13th person he stopped there because in Gurmukhi and Hindi the word 13 is called Terah, which means yours. And Guru Nanak kept on saying, "Yours, yours, yours..." remembering God. People reported to the emperor that Guru Nanak was giving out free food to the people. When treasures were checked, there was more money than before.
The word "Waheguru" appears only 13 times in
Guru Granth SahibThe Guru Granth Sahib , or Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib, is the holy scripture and the final Guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs , compiled and composed during the period of Sikh Gurus, from 1469 to 1708...
, the Sikh holy scriptures and the eternal Guru.
The
VaisakhiBaisakhi is an ancient harvest festival in the Punjab region, which also marks beginning of a new solar year, and new harvest season. Baisakhi also has religious significance for Sikhs...
which commemorates the creation of "
KhalsaKhālsā is a term of Persian origin which refers to the collective body of all baptized Sikhs. The Khalsa was originally established as a military order of "saint-soldiers" on March 30, 1699, by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru...
" or pure Sikh was celebrated on April 13 for many years.
Ik Onkar also looks like 13.
Judaism
- In Judaism
Judaism is a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible , as later further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts...
, 13 signifies the age at which a boy matures and becomes a Bar Mitzvah (Age of 12 for Girls, or Bat Mitzvah).
- The number of principles of Jewish faith
Although Jews and religious leaders share a core of monotheistic principles, Judaism has no formal statement of principles of faith such as a creed that is recognized or accepted by all....
according to MaimonidesMoses Maimonides, also known as Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon or the acronym the Rambam , was born in Cordoba, Spain on March 30, 1135, and died in Egypt on December 13, 1204....
- According to the Torah
The term "Torah" , refers either to the Five Books of Moses or to the entirety of Judaism's founding legal and ethical religious texts...
, GodGod is a deity in theistic and deistic religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
has 13 Attributes of Mercy
- The number of circles, or "nodes", that make up Metatron's Cube in Kaballistic teachings.
Other
- In Mesoamerican divination, 13 is the number of important cycles of fortune/misfortune (see Trecena
A trecena is a 13-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars. The 260-day calendar was divided into 20 trecenas. Trecena is derived from the Spanish chroniclers and translates to 'a group of thirteen' in the same way that a dozen relates to the number twelve...
).
- The number of Norse gods (there were 12) at a banquet that was crashed by the evil god Loki
In Norse mythology, Loki is a god or jötunn . Loki's relation with the gods varies by source. Loki assists the gods, and sometimes causes problems for them. Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents he appears in the form of a salmon and a mare. Loki's positive relations with the gods ends...
(making 13) who killed Baldr with an arrow/spear made out of mistletoe using Hodr, thus marking the beginning of RagnarokIn Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of major events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures , the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water...
.
- Thirteen (13) is the sixth prime number.
Unlucky 13
The number 13 is associated with bad luck in some countries, and even has a specifically recognized
phobiaA phobia , is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject...
, Triskaidekaphobia, a word which was coined in 1911.
Friday the 13thFriday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of good or bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year.-Phobia:...
has been considered an unlucky day since the 1800s, as a combination between an unlucky day, Friday, and the number 13.
Lucky 13
In
SikhismSikhism, founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and ten successive Sikh Gurus in fifteenth century Punjab, is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world. This system of religious philosophy and expression has been traditionally known as the Gurmat or the Sikh Dharma...
, the number 13 is considered a special number since 13 is
tera in
PunjabiPunjabi or Panjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region ....
, which also means "yours" (as in, "I am yours, O Lord"). The legend goes that when
Guru Nanak DevGuru Nanak Dev Ji is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. Sikhs believe that all subsequent Gurus possessed Guru Nanak's divinity and religious authority.-Early life:...
was taking stock of items as part of his employment with a village merchant, he counted from 1 to 13 (in Punjabi) as one does normally; and thereafter he would just repeat "tera", since all items were God's creation. The merchant confronted Guru Nanak about this, but found everything to be in order after the inventory was checked. April 13 also usually turns out to be
VaisakhiBaisakhi is an ancient harvest festival in the Punjab region, which also marks beginning of a new solar year, and new harvest season. Baisakhi also has religious significance for Sikhs...
every year, which is the Sikh New Year and the major Sikh Holiday.
Several successful sports figures have worn the number 13.
Ozzie GuillénOswaldo José Guillén Barrios , well known as Ozzie Guillén , is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is the first Latin-born manager in the history of the game to have won a World Series...
,
managerIn baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager ; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
of the
2005 World Series ChampionThe 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros 4 games to 0 in the best-of-seven-games series, winning their third championship and first since 1917.Home field advantage...
Chicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
, has worn the number throughout his
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
career.
Alex RodriguezAlexander Emmanuel Rodriguez is a Dominican and American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Alex" or "A-Rod," he currently plays third base for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered...
began wearing it upon joining the
New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
(three, the number he had previously worn, is retired by the Bronx Bombers to honor
Babe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , also popularly known as "Babe" Ruth, "The Bambino", and "The Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from –...
).
Dan MarinoDaniel Constantine Marino, Jr. is an American Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...
, an
American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
player known for passing the 2nd most yards in NFL history, wore the number 13. Basketball great
Wilt ChamberlainWilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain , nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards, was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters...
wore the number 13 on his jersey throughout his
NBAThe National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America . It is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States...
career. Also, FIBA rules require a player to wear the number in international competitions (only numbers from 4 to 15 could be worn, and as there are 12 players, one must wear 13);
Chris MullinChristopher Paul Mullin is a retired American basketball player and former general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors....
, who wore #20 in college and #17 in the NBA, wore #13 for both (1984 and 1992) of his Olympic appearances.
Shaquille O'NealShaquille Rashaun O'Neal , frequently referred to simply as "Shaq", is an American professional basketball player, rapper, and actor. He is widely perceived as one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA. Standing at 7 feet 1 inch, 325 pounds, he is one of the largest players to...
wore #13 in 1996,
Tim DuncanTimothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan is a Virgin Islander American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association...
wore #13 in 2004,
Steve NashStephen John Nash, OC, OBC , is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Nash, who was born in South Africa but grew up in Canada, enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a...
is currently wearing it for the
Phoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Their home arena is the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix at Copper Square.The Suns have been generally...
,
Yao MingYao Ming is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
wore it in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and
Mats SundinMats Johan Sundin is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. Sundin announced his retirement the morning of Sep, 30, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. Sundin has last played for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008–09 season...
and
Bill GuerinWilliam Robert "Bill" Guerin is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
wear 13 in the
NHLThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
. One of Iceland's all time best handball players, Sigurður Sveinsson, wore the number 13 when he played for the national team. In association football, both
Gerd MüllerGerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time....
and
Michael BallackMichael Ballack is a German football midfielder who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and is the captain of the German national team. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for...
have favoured the number 13, among others. Billy Wagner also wears number 13 for the Boston Red Sox.
In
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
, 13 is also considered to be a lucky number, although in
CampaniaCampania is a region of southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,595 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
the expression 'tredici' (meaning 13) is said when one considers their luck to have turned for the worse.
Colgate UniversityColgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary, but later became non-denominational...
also considers 13 to be a lucky number. They were founded in 1819 by 13 men with 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles. (To this day, members of the Colgate community consider the number 13 a good omen.) In fact, the campus address is 13 Oak Drive in Hamilton, NY and the all men a cappella group is called the Colgate 13.
In USA Baltimore/MA a man named Juan Castillo doesnt know if the number 13 in his life is goodluck or badluck all he knows is that ther is something suspicious going on with that number. He was born on 1964 May 13,13 months later on July 13 he got his Birth Papers. His older son Carlos Castillo was born on 1997 March 1, if you have'nt nodiced March is the Third month and he was born on the 1 day making the number 13,His name [J]uan [C]astillo A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,[J]. J the Tenth letter in the alphabet A,B,[C]. the third letter in the alphabet and add 10+3=13.His older son Carlos Castillo wants to be either a magician or a Baseball player, If you think there is nothing wrong with that is that if he becomes a magician he will have to face of with Criss Angle a very talented magician which his lucky number is 13. And if he becomes a Bseball player he will have to face of with Manny Ramirez which is also a very talented Baseball player he use to play for the Boston Red Sox and his jersey number was 13.
Age 13
- It is at this point that a person becomes a teenager.
- In Jewish tradition a boy becomes bar mitzvah at age 13, when a ceremony is held and the boy reads from the Torah
The term "Torah" , refers either to the Five Books of Moses or to the entirety of Judaism's founding legal and ethical religious texts...
scroll and leads the congregation for the first time.
- Youngest age a minor can watch a PG-13 rated movie by the MPAA without the recommendation of parental guidance or parental consent.
- Youngest age a minor can rent or purchase a T rated game by the ESRB without parental consent.
- Minimum age a person can buy a 13+ rated movie in the Canadian province of Quebec without an adult 16 or older.
sifehuihfsdhfdgshuihdihshudf Is pernounsed as (thirteen)
In sports
There are 13 players in a
rugby leagueRugby league football is a full-contact form of football, played with a prolate spheroid ball by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. Rugby league is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union...
team. In
rugby unionRugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, 100 m...
one of the centres, most often but not always the outside centre, wears the 13 shirt.
Basketball Hall of Famer
Wilt ChamberlainWilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain , nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards, was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters...
wore number 13. Three NBA teams, plus the
Harlem GlobetrottersThe Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater, and comedy.Created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name Harlem because of its connotations as a major African-American community...
, have retired his number.
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback
Dan MarinoDaniel Constantine Marino, Jr. is an American Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...
wore number 13 for the
Miami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a professional football team based in the Miami, Florida metropolitan area. They play home games at Land Shark Stadium, in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are headquartered at the Miami Dolphins Training Facility in Davie, Florida. The Dolphins belong to the Eastern...
, who retired his number in 2000.
2004-2005 and 2005-2006 NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash wears the number 13.
New York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the Northeastern New Jersey part of the tri-state New York metropolitan area. They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays its home games in East...
wide receiver
Don MaynardDonald Rogers Maynard is a former American football player who played collegiately for Texas Western College and professionally with the National Football League's New York Giants and the American Football League's New York Jets and the World Football League's Shreveport Steamers.After having...
wore number 13 for the New York Jets, who retired his number in 1972.
In football (soccer),
Kristine LillyKristine Marie Lilly is an American soccer player, who has been a fixture on the U.S. women's national team since 1987 and is currently the captain of the team. She now plays the striker position after playing midfield for most of her career. She grew up in Wilton, Connecticut and now resides in...
, who made more
international appearancesA cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of Association Football...
than any other player in the sport's history, wore #13 for the
USA women's teamThe United States Women's National Football Team represents the United States in international football competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The team is ranked 1st in the world by the FIFA Women's World Rankings...
. A current notable wearer of #13 in football is
Michael BallackMichael Ballack is a German football midfielder who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and is the captain of the German national team. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for...
, who wears the jersey both for his club
ChelseaChelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club (are a professional English football club based in West London. The team, founded in 1905, play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football...
and the
Germany national teamThe German national football team is the football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association DFB which was founded in 1900....
, the latter of which he captains.
In
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
, no driver has had the number 13 on his car since 1976.
In other fields
- The number of colonies that formed the United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The original flagA flag is a piece of fabric, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used symbolically for signaling or identification. It is most commonly used to symbolize a country...
had thirteen stars, one for each state. New stars have since been added whenever a new state joins the union, but the idea of adding stripes for new states was soon dropped, so the American flag to this day has thirteen horizontal stripes: six white ones and seven red ones.
- In the Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States federal government. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself , and more generally for the design impressed upon it...
there are 13 olive leaves (with 13 olives), 13 arrows, and 13 stars. These form a triangle over the eagle with the number 13 on each point. On the reverse the pyramid has 13 levels.
- The number of guns in a gun salute
A salute is a gesture or other action used to display respect. Salutes are primarily associated with armed forces, but other organizations also use salutes.-Military salutes:...
to U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Major Generals, and Navy and Coast Guard Rear Admirals Upper Half.
- The original number of members of The Thirteen Club
In the 1880s, The Thirteen Club was created to debunk the superstition of '13 at a table' being unlucky. This belief states that when 13 people are seated together at a table, one will die within a year. They met on the 13th of the month for a dinner served to 13 people at each table.By 1887, The...
.
- The number of loaves in a "baker's dozen
A baker's dozen, also known as a long dozen and a "long measure", is 13, one more than a proper dozen. The expression found its genesis in 13th-century England, when an Assize of Bread and Ale was introduced...
"
- There are traditionally thirteen steps leading up to a gallows
A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging.A gallows can take several forms.*the simplest form resembles an inverted "L", with a single upright and a horizontal beam to which the rope noose would be attached.*the horizontal crossbeam is supported at both ends.*temporary...
. It is, however, an urban myth that there are thirteen turns in a hangman's noose (there are most commonly eight turns.)
- Rondeau
This article is about the poetry form. For other uses, see Rondeau.A rondeau is a form of French poetry with 15 lines written on two rhymes, as well as a corresponding musical form developed to set this characteristic verse structure...
is a poem with 13 lines in some variants.
- Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar , , was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
crossed the RubiconRubicon is a 29 km long river in northern Italy.The river flows from the Apennine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea through the southern Emilia-Romagna region between the towns of Rimini and Cesena....
with the 13th Legion, marking the beginning of Caesar's civil warThe Great Roman Civil War , aka Caesar’s Civil War, is one of the last politico-military conflicts in the Roman Republic, being the first step to empire...
and the eventual death of the Roman RepublicThe Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a republican form of government. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, c...
.
- In some countries, the number 13 is considered unlucky
Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.-Origins:There is a common myth that the earliest reference to thirteen being unlucky or evil is from the Babylonian Code...
and building owners will sometimes purposefully omit a floor so numbered.
- Trece is the Spanish word for thirteen; the number 13 is used to identify members of 13th Sureños - chicano
The terms Chicano and Chicana were originally used by, and in reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. The term began to be widely used during the Chicano Movement mainly amongst Mexican Americans, especially in the movement's peak in the late 1960's and early 1970's...
gang members in the U.S. that identify themselves with la Eme - the Mexican Mafia.
- In the mythology
Mythology is the study of myths and or of a body of myths. For example, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece. The term "myth" is often used colloquially to refer to a false story;...
of the television program, Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica is a franchise of science fiction television series and films. The franchise started with a 1978 TV show created by Glen A. Larson, followed by a sequel TV series, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books and video games. A reimagined miniseries developed by...
, Earth is the 13th colonyIn politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their...
, lost after humanity left their planet of origin, KobolKobol is the name of a planet in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe.Within the context of both Battlestar Galactica stories, Kobol is the birthplace and original home of humanity, from which the civilization departed and formed the "Twelve Colonies of Man" on other worlds...
, and created the Twelve ColoniesThe Twelve Colonies of Man or Twelve Colonies of Kobol constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, its 2004 reimagining, and in the prequel series, Caprica....
- In Thailand
The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
, the traditional Thai New Year (Songkran Day) is on April 13.
- 13 steps
The 13 steps is a paragraph of the Final Document of the 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, providing a set of 'practical steps for the systematic and progressive efforts to implement Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons'...
is a paragraph of the Final Document (agreed by consensus) of the 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyThe Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, opened for signature on July 1, 1968...
.
- In the television series House
House, also known as House, M.D., is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The program was co-created by David Shore and Paul Attanasio; Fox officially credits Shore as creator. The show's central character is Dr...
, Dr. Remy Hadley (Olivia WildeOlivia Jane Wilde is an American actress. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles on the series The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She currently portrays Dr...
) is nicknamed ThirteenRemy "Thirteen" Hadley, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Olivia Wilde. She is part of the new diagnostic team assembled by Dr. Gregory House after the disbanding of his previous team in the third season finale...
, the number she was assigned in competition to fill the three vacancies in the title character's diagnostic team in Season 4.
- There are 13 members of Organization XIII
is a fictional group of characters featured in Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios' Kingdom Hearts video game series. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series...
in Kingdom Hearts where RoxasRoxas can refer to:Places in the Philippines:* Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte* President Roxas, Capiz* President Roxas, Cotabato* Roxas City, Capiz* Roxas, Isabela* Roxas, Oriental Mindoro* Roxas, PalawanPeople:...
is the 13th member of Organization XIII.
- In the shojo manga Fruits Basket
, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. The series was also adapted into a 26-episode anime series, directed by Akitaro Daichi...
, 13 members of the sohma family are cursed with the twelve animal spirits of the Chinese ZodiacThe Sheng xiao , better known as Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle...
, plus the cat who was, according to legend left out of the Zodiac.
- 13 is the number of the French department Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River.-History of the department:...
- The Midnighters Trilogy
The Midnighters Trilogy, is a science-fiction fantasy series written by Scott Westerfeld. It was published by Eos in 2004. It is comprised of three books; The Secret Hour, Touching Darkness and Blue Noon.-Plot Overview:...
by Scott WesterfeldScott Westerfeld is an American-born author of science fiction. He was born in the U.S. state of Texas and now lives in Sydney, Australia and New York City. His book Evolution's Darling was a New York Times Notable Book , and won a Special Citation for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award...
is a book entirely based on the number 13. All the spells are based on thirteen letter words. The houses all have 13 pointed stars on the doorways. The town where it takes place, Bixby, OklahomaBixby is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa. The population was 13,336 at the 2000 census. It is nicknamed "The Garden Spot of Oklahoma" for its rich agrarian heritage...
has thirteen letters.
- Before the plot was foiled, there were thirteen plotters in the Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Conspiracy of 1605, as it was then known, was a failed assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics against King James I of England and VI of Scotland...
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- Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was the third manned mission by NASA that was intended to land on the moon, but a mid-mission technical malfunction forced the lunar landing to be aborted. The crew members were commander James A. Lovell, command module pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert, and lunar module pilot Fred W....
was the only unsuccessful mission by the United States of America intended to land humans on the moon. The explosion of an oxygen tank on April 13, 1970 sent the flight crew and ground crews into several days of intense survival mode. Three astronauts returned safely to Earth. Although the primary objective of the mission failed, it is one of the most famous and inspiring space adventures in the history of the planet Earth.
- The main character in the manga Black Cat
is a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It was originally serialized in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. It was later collected in twenty tankōbon volumes from January 11, 2001 to October 9, 2004. The series was adapted into a twenty-four episode anime...
, Train Heartnet, has the roman numeral thirteen on his chest.
- Red XIII is one of the main characters in Final Fantasy VII
is a console role-playing game developed by Square and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation, in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers, and released on the PlayStation Network...
. This number also equals the number of experiments that Dr. Hojo took on other beings, since he marked every experiment with a Roman numeral.
- In Final Fantasy Tactics
is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Sony PlayStation video game console. It was released in Japan in June 1997 and in the United States in January 1998. The game combines thematic elements of the Final Fantasy video game series with a game engine and battle...
there originally used to be 13 Latin Zodiac signs with the 13th, and last one being Serpentarius..
- Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown is an American musical theater composer and lyricist. Often cited as one of the "New School" of theatrical composers , Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics...
's most recent hit Broadway musical, Thirteen (13)13 is a musical with lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish, with Robert Horn newly joining as co-librettist. The story concerns the life of 13-year-old Evan Goldman as he moves from New York City to Appleton, Indiana, and his dilemma when the move conflicts with the...
, stars a cast of 13 teenagers.
- Korean
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
boy band Super JuniorSuper Junior , often referred to as SJ or SuJu , is a boy band from Seoul, South Korea formed by SM Entertainment in 2005. With a total of thirteen members, Super Junior is the largest boy band in the world...
features 13 people.