May 13th, 1278

Born on May 13th, 1278

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 272,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 545 days, exactly on October 24th, 2025, people who were born on May 13th, 1278 will be 273,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 13th?

May 13th, 2005

Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.

May 13th, 2000

An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

May 13th, 1972

The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun battles between the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.

May 13th, 1969

Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of emergency and suspending the Parliament of Malaysia until 1971.

May 13th, 1958

US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.

May 13th, 1913

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.

May 13th, 1909

The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.

May 13th, 1861

The Australian astronomer John Tebbutt discovered the Great Comet of 1861, through the tail of which the Earth passed later that year.

May 13th, 1373

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language book written by a woman.

May 13th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

May 13th, 1945

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.

May 13th, 1943

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

May 13th, 1941

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

May 13th, 1940

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

May 13th, 1917

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

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

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

30

Tones and I

Australian singer, songwriter and record producer

*May 13th, 1993, Shire of Mornington Peninsula

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

*May 13th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

63

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

38

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

43

Alexander Nevsky

Political and military figure of Kievan Rus'

*May 13th, 1220, Pereslavl-Zalessky †November 14th, 1263, Gorodets

37

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

32

Francisco Lachowski

Brazilian model

*May 13th, 1991, Curitiba

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

37

Nino Schurter

Swiss racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1986, Tersnaus

75

Ronald Ross

British doctor, Nobel laureate, writer, and artist (1857 – 1932)

*May 13th, 1857, Almora †September 16th, 1932, London

47

Jim Jones

American cult leader (1931–1978)

*May 13th, 1931, Crete †November 18th, 1978, Jonestown

86

Zohra Lampert

Actress

*May 13th, 1937, New York City

85

Pius IX

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

*May 13th, 1792, Senigallia †February 7th, 1878, Apostolic Palace

67

Andy Cunningham

British magician, puppeteer and actor (1950-2017)

*May 13th, 1950, London †June 5th, 2017, Royal Sussex County Hospital

35

Michael Mantenuto

American actor, ice hockey player and an Army non-commissioned officer

*May 13th, 1981, Holliston †April 24th, 2017, Des Moines

40

Yaya Touré

Ivorian association football player

*May 13th, 1983, Bouaké

37

Hugo Becker

French actor

*May 13th, 1986, Metz

31

Willson Contreras

Venezuelan professional baseball catcher

*May 13th, 1992, Puerto Cabello

69

Otl Aicher

German graphic designer and typographer (1922–1991)

*May 13th, 1922, Ulm †September 1st, 1991, Günzburg

88

Luciano Benetton

Italian businessman

*May 13th, 1935, Treviso

30

Romelu Lukaku

Belgian association football player

*May 13th, 1993, Antwerp

67

Gustav von Hüfner

German chemist

*May 13th, 1840, Bad Köstritz †March 14th, 1908, Tübingen

37

Alexander Rybak

Norwegian singer, actor, violinist, composer, pianist

*May 13th, 1986, Minsk

35

Said Husejinović

Bosnian footballer

*May 13th, 1988, Zvornik

42

David López García

Road bicycle racer

*May 13th, 1981, Barakaldo

41

Maarten Wynants

Road bicycle racer

*May 13th, 1982, Hasselt

40

Johnny Hoogerland

Dutch cyclist

*May 13th, 1983, Yerseke

81

Walter Rasch

German politician

*May 13th, 1942, Erfurt †August 6th, 2023

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Public holidays on May 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 13th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1278 is a normal year and no leap year.

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