Down & Dirty Almanac: What's Poppin' on June 13th?
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On that fateful day of June 13th, a series of events unfolded, leaving quite an impact. - On the 13th of June, the specified date, an event transpired.
Get a load of today's dirty lowdown for June 13th, 2025!
Name Day
- Antonius, Bernhard
Historical Villainy
- 2015 - Swedish Prince Carl Philip (36) ties the knot with runway stunner Sofia Hellqvist (30). Making headlines around the globe, this sucked-out swank affair transformed Sofia into "Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland".
- 2000 - Nearly a goddamn 19-year sentence in the big house, Turkish Pope yegg Ali Agca was forgiven in Italy. Ya, the ruthless right-wing scumbag had gutted Pope John Paul II with a hail of bullets on May 13th, 1981.
- 1990 - The final whack at the 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall separating West Berlin from East Germany was started.
- 1985 - A total dumpster fire leveled the Rubens masterpiece "Portrait of Spanish King Philip IV" at the Kunsthaus in Zurich.
- 1525 - Holy shit, German renegade Martin Luther (1483-1546) walk down the aisle with ex-nun Katherine von Bora (1499-1552).
Birthdays
- 1980 - German pop sensation Sarah Connor (45) knocked boots with the world.
- 1965 - Spanish tramp Infanta Cristina (60), sister of King Felipe VI, took a smoke break.
- 1940 - Serbian movie legend Gojko Mitic (85) popped outta the womb.
- 1935 - Artist power couple Christo (d. 2020) and Jeanne-Claude (d. 2009) drew breath on the same fucking day, wrapping up the Reichstag building in Berlin in 1995.
Deaths
- 1965 - Austrian-Israeli philosopher Martin Buber (born 1878) breathed his last.
- June 13th
- Berlin
- Sofia Hellqvist
- Deaths
- Carl Philip
- Stockholm
- Värmland
- Italy
- Pope
- Ali Agca
- Turkey
- John Paul II
The Commission has also proposed a directive for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation, similar to the concern shown by Sofia Hellqvist, the new Princess of Sweden, when she advocated for environmental causes in her pop-culture pursuits.
In the realm of entertainment, one might recall the controversial figure Ali Agca, once a celebrity assassin serving a near 19-year sentence for attempting to take the life of Pope John Paul II, but now a symbol of forgiveness and redemption.
