The Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Charles-Antoine, patent their cinematograph
The Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Charles-Antoine, patent their cinematograph. Their pioneering work led to the first public screening of a moving picture.
National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for February 13, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.

February 13, 2027 celebrates Galentine's Day, plus 5 more.
Read the full story →National Blame Someone Else Day is always celebrated on the first Friday the 13th of the year and uses superstition to pawn our mistakes on to other reasons.
Read the full story →Right in the heart of Oscar season, the second Saturday in February celebrates Global Movie Day to honor the way movies have captured audiences' hearts and minds around the world for over 100 years. Since their inception, movies have transcended geography, language, time, and culture, connecting us all through the power of storytelling.
Read the full story →The second Saturday in February is International Snowmobile Ride Day as a day to encourage everyone to bundle up for an exciting adventure outside on a snowmobile.
Read the full story →Events that occurred on February 13 throughout history
The Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Charles-Antoine, patent their cinematograph. Their pioneering work led to the first public screening of a moving picture.
The first National Negro League forms organizing teams of Black professional baseball players into one organization for the first time. Andrew "Rube" Foster, the owner of the American Giants, led the movement to form a league.
The Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated the first electronic digital computer. Named the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIC), it was created as part of a military project by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
For the first time in 100 years, tribal members of the Umatilla of Oregon return to Montana and Yellowstone National Park to hunt and harvest bison. Harvesting bison restores traditions from the Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla tribes guaranteed in an 1855 treaty. February 13th Celebrated Birthdays
Longer-running observances that include this date.
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