Christian feast day: Triphyllius

Name: Christian feast day: Triphyllius
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On June 13, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Triphyllius. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of June 13, one of 450 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Saint Triphyllius was born in Constantinople in the early fourth century. He was educated in law at the school of Beirut. He converted to Christianity and was named bishop of Nicosia. Triphyllius was a follower of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous. He was also an ardent supporter of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria against the Arians, and he was consequently persecuted by them. Saint Jerome considered him one of the most eloquent Church figures of the era.

Key Facts

This event took place on June 13, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 22 December 2025.

On This Date in History 450

Type	Year	Date	Event
Historical Events	2025	Jun 13	Israel initiates air strikes against Iran, initiating the Twelve Day War
Notable Deaths	2024	Jun 13	Angela Bofill, American R&B singer (born 1954)
Notable Deaths	2024	Jun 13	Benji Gregory, American child actor (born 1978)
Historical Events	2023	Jun 13	At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria
Historical Events	2023	Jun 13	Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, Eng
Notable Deaths	2023	Jun 13	Cormac McCarthy, American author (born 1933)
Historical Events	2021	Jun 13	A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over
Notable Deaths	2021	Jun 13	Ned Beatty, American actor (born 1937)
Historical Events	2018	Jun 13	Volkswagen is fined one billion euros over the emissions scandal
Historical Events	2015	Jun 13	A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is al
Notable Deaths	2015	Jun 13	Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1917)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jun 13	Sergio Renán, Argentinian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jun 13	Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 13	Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 13	Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 13	Jim Keays, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 13	Chuck Noll, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jun 13	Robert Peters, American poet, playwright and critic (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jun 13	David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc
Notable Deaths	2013	Jun 13	Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jun 13	Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (born 1938)
Selected Events	2013	Jun 13	Some of the closest advisors and collaborators of Czech prime minister Petr Nečas were arrested for corruption
Historical Events	2012	Jun 13	A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 oth
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 13	Sam Beddingfield, American pilot and engineer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 13	Graeme Bell, Australian pianist, composer and bandleader (born 1914)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 13	Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and author (born 1913)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 13	Jože Humer, Slovenian composer and translator (born 1934)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jun 13	Mehdi Hassan, Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood (born 1927)
Selected Events	2011	Jun 13	A 6
Historical Events	2010	Jun 13	A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth by l
Notable Deaths	2010	Jun 13	Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman, founded Jimmy Dean Foods (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2009	Jun 13	Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1962)
Notable Deaths	2009	Jun 13	Fathi Yakan, Lebanese scholar and politician (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2008	Jun 13	Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Historical Events	2007	Jun 13	The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time
Notable Deaths	2007	Jun 13	Walid Eido, Lebanese judge and politician (born 1942)
Selected Events	2007	Jun 13	Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
Notable Births	2006	Jun 13	Macklin Celebrini, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable Births	2006	Jun 13	Pablo García, Spanish footballer
Notable Deaths	2006	Jun 13	Charles Haughey, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1925)
Historical Events	2005	Jun 13	The jury acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of his charges for allegedly sexually molesting a child in 1993
Notable Deaths	2005	Jun 13	Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese academic and politician (born 1913)
Notable Deaths	2005	Jun 13	David Diamond, American pianist and composer (born 1915)
Notable Deaths	2004	Jun 13	Ralph Wiley, American journalist and author (born 1952)
Notable Deaths	2003	Jun 13	Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1916)
Historical Events	2002	Jun 13	The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Notable Deaths	2002	Jun 13	John Hope, American navigator and meteorologist (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	2002	Jun 13	Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (born 1927)
Notable Births	2001	Jun 13	Bowen Byram, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable Births	2001	Jun 13	Sung Han-bin, South Korean singer