It is not without reason that people consider 'Friday the 13th' unlucky, there is a painful dark history hidden behind it

Every month has some special date. There are some dates which have a painful history in the pages of history. One of them is the 13th. It is considered inauspicious, especially when it is a Friday. There have been many such terrible incidents in history which testify to this.

Every month has some or the other date which is special. However, when it comes to the 13th, people get scared just thinking about this day. Moreover, if it is a Friday, people become cautious. People consider this day and this date unlucky. You must have noticed that even in big buildings, there is neither any floor numbered 13, nor is this number written in the lift.

Even in hotels, there is no room numbered 13. Some call it just superstition, while some believe that something untoward can really happen on this day. But do you know why Friday the 13th is so infamous? Has anything big and bad ever happened on this day? If you don't know, then we are going to tell you the truth behind it. Let's know in detail-

Shocking events happened

Actually, there have been many instances in history when horrifying incidents have taken place on Friday the 13th. Thousands of people have died in these. Wars have started, natural disasters have occurred. Many rules of the world have also changed. This is the reason why people have an atmosphere of fear regarding this day.

• The oldest record is of the year 1307. In this year, on October 13, King Philip IV of France arrested a powerful religious army called "Knights Templar" all over the country. During this many people were killed. Some people were burnt alive and their property was confiscated. Since then, Friday the 13th is considered inauspicious.
• The second incident happened on 13 September 1940. On this day, German planes dropped bombs on Buckingham Palace in London, during which the British Royal Family was present on the spot. Although there were no casualties. But this attack was very scary.

The third story is of 13 October 1972. On this day two big planes crashed. The first plane of Uruguay fell into the Andes Mountains. Those who survived this accident lived their lives by eating the bodies of the dead passengers. At the same time, Aeroflot Flight 217 crashed in Russia. 174 people died in this accident.

On 13 November 1970, a terrible Bholandi storm hit Bangladesh. This was the most dangerous natural disaster till date. Five lakh people lost their lives in this.

On January 13, 1939, a fire named 'Black Friday' broke out in Victoria State of Australia, in which 71 people died.

On January 13, 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia collided with rocks near Italy, killing many people. In such a situation, the captains saved their own lives instead of worrying about the passengers.

These accidents are also painful

There have been many painful and horrifying histories that have made this day unlucky. These include the US stock market crash (1989), Tupac's murder (1996), floods in Kansas (1951) and a 13-year-old boy being struck by lightning at 1:13 am (2010). In such a situation, it cannot be denied that in history, Friday the 13th is not just a superstition, but has proved to be really scary many times.

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