Thirteenth of Shaaban

13 Sha'ban or 13 Sha'ban al-Mu'azzam or Day 13 \ 8 (the thirteenth day of the eighth month) is the twentieth day after 220 days of the year (or the twenty-first day after 220 days if Jamada Al-Akhera is completed with thirty days, or the twenty-second day after 220 days if Safar and Rabi' Al-Akhir and Jamada Al-Akhera are each completed with thirty days) according to the Hijri Qamari (Arabic) calendar. There remain 134 or 135 days for the end of the year.

Events

* 15 AH - The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah took place between Muslims led by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and Persians led by Rustam Farrukhzad, marking the end of the Sassanian era.
* 1335 AH - Albania declared its independence.
* 1393 AH - The Summit Conference of Confronting Countries was held in Cairo to discuss the role of the Eastern Front in the upcoming battle.
* 1404 AH - Palestinian journalist Hanna Mukbil, who was the general secretary of Arab journalists and editor-in-chief of Al-Fath magazine, was assassinated by Zionists as part of Israel's campaign against Palestinian leaders.
* 1411 AH -
The US President George Bush officially announced that Kuwait had been liberated from Iraqi occupation. The flag of free Kuwait was raised in a ceremony held in the capital city to mark the return of legitimate authority to Kuwait.
* 1412 AH - Ammar Musawi, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, was assassinated by an Israeli raid.
* 1425 AH - Two Muslims of Moroccan origin won seats in the French Senate for the first time in history, running on two lists affiliated with left-wing parties.
* 1426 AH - Kuwait signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism at the United Nations headquarters, becoming the sixty-first country to sign this convention.
* 1431 AH - WikiLeaks published thousands of documents related to the Afghan War, with details reported in three major newspapers simultaneously.
* 1432 AH - The Israeli housing protests began and developed into the largest popular protest movement in its history.
* 1442 AH - A train collision occurred in Sohag, Egypt, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries.

Births

* 1317 AH - Musa al-Kashif al-Ghata', Iraqi scholar and writer.
* 1328 AH - Ibrahim 'Ammara, Egyptian actor and director.
* 1346 AH - Jamal Hamdan, Egyptian geographer.
* 1368 AH - Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician.
* 1382 AH - Samira Ahmad, Emirati actress.
* 1395 AH - Badria al-Badri, Omani poet and writer.
* 1399 AH - Anas ad-Daghim, Syrian poet.
* 1404 AH - Ahmed 'Ajib, Kuwaiti football player.

Deaths

* 1375 AH - Muhammad Jawad al-Matari, Iraqi scholar, poet, and writer.
* 1403 AH - Muhammad Idris as-Senussi, King of Libya.
* 1400 AH - Ignatius Ya'qub III, Patriarch of Antioch for the Syriac Orthodox Church.
* 1404 AH -
Hanna Mukbil, General Secretary of Arab journalists.
Habib Yaghma'i, Iranian journalist and literary researcher.
* 1412 AH - Ammar Musawi, Secretary-General of Hezbollah.
* 1419 AH - Aisha 'Abd al-Rahman, Egyptian scholar, writer, and professor.

External links

Islamic Story: Event in the month of Sha'ban.

Hijri Days
Sha'ban