It's that day again. This is the second Friday the 13th this year. We had one last month, and there's one more coming up in November.
If you are among those who believe that the day is synonymous with bad luck, you are probably planning to lock yourself in your house all day.
Does Friday the 13th really deserve its bad rep? We'll list out 13 notable things that happened on this apparently ominous day and you can decide for yourself.
August 13, 2004: The opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on this day in Greece, Athens. In fact, in the last 60 years, Friday the 13th fell during the Olympics three times.
January 13, 1989: A virus affected hundreds of IBM computers across Great Britain on this day, deleting program files at a time when such computer viruses were relatively a new threat. The virus came to be known as "Friday the 13th".
June 13, 1986: The famous Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley, who were seen in Full House, Two of a Kind and So Little Time among other shows, were born on a Friday the 13th.
November 13, 1970: A huge South Asian storm killed an estimated 300,000 people in Chittagong, Bangladesh. As many as 1 million died in the Ganges delta due to the floods.
October 13, 1967: President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order meant to rid the US government of gender discrimination. This was the first equal opportunity employment act for government workers.
February 13, 1970: Black Sabbath released their first self-titled album on this day.
October 13, 1939: Evelyn Pinckert Kilgore, the first female flight instructor, received her licence on this day. She went on to train World War II pilots.
July 13, 1923: The Hollywood sign - which originally read HOLLYWOODLAND - was unveiled on a Friday. It was an advertisement for a real estate development, and was only expected to last for a year or so. But, as we know, what happened in Hollywood was pretty much lucky for a lot of people.
August 13, 1899: "The Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock, best-known for crafting suspense thrillers like Psycho and Strangers On A Train, was born on Friday the 13th.
July 13, 1832: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, an American geologist, discovered the source of the mighty Mississippi River on this day.
October 13, 1906: French-Jewish artillery Captain Alfred Dreyfus, wrongly convicted of espionage, was exonerated and resumed military duty.
September 13, 1996: Rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting as he rode a BMW in Las Vegas.
January 13, 2012: Cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Tuscany, killing 32.
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
