February 13th, 1417

Born on February 13th, 1417

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 221,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 13th?

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

February 13th, 2012

The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.

February 13th, 1991

Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.

February 13th, 1970

The English rock band Black Sabbath released their debut album, which is generally accepted as the first heavy metal album.

February 13th, 1961

Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured).

February 13th, 1960

African-American college students staged the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of a nonviolent direct-action campaign to end racial segregation in the U.S.

February 13th, 1945

World War II: The Allies began a strategic bombing of Dresden, Germany, creating a lethal firestorm that killed tens of thousands of civilians.

February 13th, 1867

Work began on the covering of the Senne (pictured), burying the polluted main river of Brussels to allow for urban renewal in the centre of the city.

February 13th, 1692

Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.

February 13th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: The English Parliament passed the Declaration of Right, proclaiming Mary Stuart and her husband William of Orange as co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland.

February 13th, 1660

The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.

February 13th, 1891

Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

February 13th, 1258

Siege of Baghdad: Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire, orders his army to sack and plunder the city of Baghdad, which they had just captured.

February 13th, 2021

A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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

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

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

28

Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Badminton player

*February 13th, 1996, Bantul

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

25

Mary of Burgundy

Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Emperor Maximilian I (1457-1482)

*February 13th, 1457, Brussels metropolitan area †March 27th, 1482, Bruges

30

Memphis Depay

Dutch association football player

*February 13th, 1994, Moordrecht

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

80

Stockard Channing

American actress (born 1944)

*February 13th, 1944, New York City

35

Julian Schieber

German football player

*February 13th, 1989, Backnang

72

Hans-Joachim Fuchtel

German politician

*February 13th, 1952, Sulz am Neckar

64

Pierluigi Collina

Italian international football referee

*February 13th, 1960, Bologna

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

*February 13th, 1599, Siena †May 22nd, 1667, Rome

85

Beate Klarsfeld

French journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian

*February 13th, 1939, Berlin

79

Friedrich Christian Delius

German writer

*February 13th, 1943, Rome †May 30th, 2022, Berlin

50

Robbie Williams

British singer-songwriter (born 1974)

*February 13th, 1974, Stoke-on-Trent

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

*February 13th, 1881, London †June 5th, 1965, Hampstead

77

Carol Lynley

American actress (1942–2019)

*February 13th, 1942, Manhattan †September 3rd, 2019, Pacific Palisades

34

El Rubius

Spanish-Norwegian YouTuber and streamer

*February 13th, 1990, Mijas

74

Peter Gabriel

British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950)

*February 13th, 1950, Chobham

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

Same year
Born in 1417

54

Paul II

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471

*February 23rd, 1417, Venice †July 26th, 1471, Rome

50

Sejo of Joseon

7th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history (1417-1468)

*September 24th, 1417, Gyeongbokgung †September 8th, 1468, Changgyeonggung

57

Giovanni Andrea Bussi

Italian bishop and humanist (1417–1475)

*July 14th, 1417, Vigevano †February 4th, 1475, Rome

61

Louis IX

Duke of Bavaria-Landshut

*February 23rd, 1417, Burghausen †January 18th, 1479, Landshut

62

Philip I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

*November 8th, 1417, Windecken †May 10th, 1480, Ingwiller

51

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

Italian commandant

*June 19th, 1417, Brescia †October 7th, 1468, Rimini

63

Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count of Veldenz and Count Palatine of Simmern

*November 19th, 1417, Simmern †November 29th, 1480, Simmern

69

William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel

English Earl

*November 23rd, 1417, Arundel †November 30th, 1486, Arundel

62

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado

Spanish duke (1417-79)

*January 1st, 1417, Guadalajara †January 25th, 1479, Manzanares el Real

58

Catherine of Cleves

Duchess of Guelders (lived 1417 to 1479)

*May 25th, 1417, Kleve †February 10th, 1476, Rijnwaarden

63

Gallus Kemli

(1417-1481)

*November 18th, 1417, St. Gallen †January 1st, 1481

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1417 is a normal year and no leap year.

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