December 13th, 1240

Born on December 13th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 818 days, exactly on September 24th, 2026, people who were born on December 13th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 13th?

December 13th, 2011

A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself.

December 13th, 1989

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

December 13th, 1981

Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law.

December 13th, 1960

With Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt to install Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the throne.

December 13th, 1937

Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces, capturing the Chinese city of Nanjing, began committing numerous atrocities over the next several weeks, including looting, rape and the execution of prisoners of war and civilians.

December 13th, 1928

An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.

December 13th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside suffered severe casualties against entrenched Confederate defenders at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia.

December 13th, 1769

Dartmouth College was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire.

December 13th, 1643

First English Civil War: Roundhead forces under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack in Hampshire on a winter garrison of Cavalier infantry and cavalry.

December 13th, 2015

Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.

December 13th, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.

December 13th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: While transporting supplies to Guadeloupe, French commodore François Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean captured the British frigate HMS Junon.

December 13th, 2013

Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.

December 13th, 2007

The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.

December 13th, 2003

Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 13th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 13th?

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

*December 13th, 1874, Augsburg †April 10th, 1954, Rome

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

85

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

*December 13th, 1720, Venice †April 4th, 1806, Venice

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

58

Heinrich Heine

German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)

*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, Paris

56

Henry IV of France

King of France and Navarre; first French monarch of the House of Bourbon (1553-1610)

*December 13th, 1553, Château de Pau †May 14th, 1610, Paris

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

*December 13th, 1948, Washington, D.C.

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

66

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

94

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

*December 13th, 1928, Chemnitz †November 2nd, 2023, Berlin

40

Satya Bhabha

British actor

*December 13th, 1983, London

61

Roger Ilegems

Cyclist

*December 13th, 1962, Niel

53

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist

*December 13th, 1970, Orland Park

42

Amy Lee

American singer-songwriter and musician

*December 13th, 1981, Riverside

39

Santiago Cazorla

Spanish association football player

*December 13th, 1984, Lugo de Llanera

70

Ben Bernanke

American economist

*December 13th, 1953, Augusta

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

69

Darlene Cates

American actress (1947-2017)

*December 13th, 1947, Borger †March 26th, 2017, Forney

74

Herman Cain

American businessman (1945–2020)

*December 13th, 1945, Memphis †July 30th, 2020, Atlanta

63

Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*December 13th, 1818, Lexington †July 16th, 1882, Springfield

43

Eric XIV of Sweden

Swedish king

*December 13th, 1533, Tre Kronor Castle †February 26th, 1577, Örbyhus

90

Lou Adler

American record producer, manager and director

*December 13th, 1933, Chicago

69

Sixtus V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590

*December 13th, 1520, Grottammare †August 27th, 1590, Rome

48

Tom DeLonge

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1975, Poway

67

Ross Macdonald

American writer (1915–1983)

*December 13th, 1915, Los Gatos †July 11th, 1983, Santa Barbara

56

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735

*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, Beijing

71

Kaysone Phomvihane

First General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (r. 1955-1992)

*December 13th, 1920, Savannakhet †November 21st, 1992, Vientiane

87

Aga Khan IV

49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism

*December 13th, 1936, Geneva

87

Trygve Haavelmo

Norwegian economist and econometrician

*December 13th, 1911, Skedsmo Municipality †July 28th, 1999, Bærum Municipality

77

Robert Prosky

American actor (1930–2008)

*December 13th, 1930, Philadelphia †December 8th, 2008, Washington, D.C.

35

Detlef Macha

East German bicycle racer (1958-1994)

*December 13th, 1958, Greiz †September 2nd, 1994, Coburg

88

Antoni Tàpies

Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012)

*December 13th, 1923, Barcelona †February 6th, 2012, Barcelona

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Public holidays on December 13th

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Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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