Born on July 13
Ernő Rubik's Birthday
One cube, endless twists.
Next: July 13, 2027
Where it comes from
Ernő Rubik was born in Budapest on 13 July 1944, and this Story marks his birthday. The son of a poet and a glider manufacturer, he studied sculpture and architecture and became a professor of design in Budapest, where his hobby was building geometric models.
How it's celebrated
There is no formal observance, but it is a fine day to find an old cube in a drawer and try again, or to teach a child how to finish the first layer. Speedcubers meet at official competitions held around the world under the World Cube Association, where the best solve the classic cube in a few seconds.
Did you know
A scrambled cube can be in any one of about 43 quintillion arrangements, and only one of them is solved.
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