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'''13 May''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].
 
== Holidays and observances ==
13 [[May]] was [[Ux Census Day]] on the [[planet]] [[Ranskoor Av Kolos]]. As the [[species]] only ever had [[2 (number)|two]] living members, the [[census]] took approximately [[8 (number)|eight]] [[second]]s to complete. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
 
== Births and deaths ==
In [[1593]], [[Christopher Marlowe]] was recorded as having [[Death|died]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All Done with Mirrors (short story)}})
 
According to one account, Marlowe's "death" was actually the [[Fourth Doctor]] posing as him and pretending to die, to allow [[history]] to take its course. In reality, Marlowe lived on and assumed his alternate identity, [[William Shakespeare]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All Done with Mirrors (short story)}})
 
Another account stated that Marlowe had travelled to the [[colony]] of [[Roanoke]] in what would later be the [[United States]] to spy on Sir [[Walter Raleigh]]. While there, he and the rest of the colony were abducted by the [[Greld]], who would use them in their plan to sabotage the [[Armageddon Convention]]. In this version of history, he actually died in [[1609]] as a result of a [[duel]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Empire of Glass (novel)}})
 
[[Claire Brown]] was born on this day in [[1985]]. When she was subject to a [[polygraph]] test in [[1967]], Claire accidentally gave her real [[birthday]], 13 May 1985, but "corrected" herself, giving 13 May [[1935]] instead. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Village of the Angels (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[1932]] - Actress [[Terry Scully]] was born.
Christopher Marlow is an example of how the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] differs from the real world. Marlowe actually died on [[30 May|''thirty'' May]], not ''thirteen'' as in the DWU.
* [[1938]] - Actor [[Milton Johns]] was born.
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* [[1941]] - Actor [[Frank Jarvis]] was born.
* [[1946]] - Actor [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] was born.
* [[1949]] - Actress [[Zoë Wanamaker]] was born.
* [[1954]] - Actor [[Greg Powell]] was born.
* [[1958]] - Actress [[Frances Barber]] was born.
* [[1967]] - Episode six of ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[1972]] - Episode six of ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[2006]] - ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC One]]
* [[2007]] - Actor [[Charles Pemberton]] died.
* 2007 - The [[DWBIT 70|seventieth and final issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'', including [[comic story (DWBIT)|comic story]] ''[[The End (comic story)|The End]]'', was first released by [[GE Fabbri Ltd]].
* [[2013]] - After some [[American]]s received their copies of the [[series 7 (Doctor Who)|series 7]] [[DVD]] [[12 May|the day before]] (almost a week before the completion of its broadcast), the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] urged those fans "not to divulge information or post content publicly so that fellow fans who have yet to see the episodes do not have their viewing pleasure ruined" on their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Facebook]] page.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho Doctor Who on Facebook]</ref>
== References ==
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13 May was a date.

Holidays and observances

13 May was Ux Census Day on the planet Ranskoor Av Kolos. As the species only ever had two living members, the census took approximately eight seconds to complete. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Births and deaths

In 1593, Christopher Marlowe was recorded as having died. (PROSE: All Done with Mirrors [+]Loading...["All Done with Mirrors (short story)"])

According to one account, Marlowe's "death" was actually the Fourth Doctor posing as him and pretending to die, to allow history to take its course. In reality, Marlowe lived on and assumed his alternate identity, William Shakespeare. (PROSE: All Done with Mirrors [+]Loading...["All Done with Mirrors (short story)"])

Another account stated that Marlowe had travelled to the colony of Roanoke in what would later be the United States to spy on Sir Walter Raleigh. While there, he and the rest of the colony were abducted by the Greld, who would use them in their plan to sabotage the Armageddon Convention. In this version of history, he actually died in 1609 as a result of a duel. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass [+]Loading...["The Empire of Glass (novel)"])

Claire Brown was born on this day in 1985. When she was subject to a polygraph test in 1967, Claire accidentally gave her real birthday, 13 May 1985, but "corrected" herself, giving 13 May 1935 instead. (TV: Village of the Angels [+]Loading...["Village of the Angels (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes

Christopher Marlow is an example of how the Doctor Who universe differs from the real world. Marlowe actually died on thirty May, not thirteen as in the DWU.

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