May 13th, 1479

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Born on May 13th, 1479 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 13th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 13th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1479)

Born on May 13th, 1479

Weekday

Tuesday

May 13th, 1479 was a Tuesday.

Age

544

People born on May 13th, 1479 will turn 545 this year (2024), in exactly 25 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1479 - May 21st, 1479

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 199,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 967 days, exactly on December 11th, 2026, people who were born on May 13th, 1479 will be 200,000 days old!

199,033 Days

28,433 Weeks

6,539 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on May 13th?

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Uzbekistan)

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?

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

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

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

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

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

Francisco Lachowski

Brazilian model

*May 13th, 1991, Curitiba

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

Nino Schurter

Swiss racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1986, Tersnaus

Pius IX

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

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

Same year
Born in 1479

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan

Juana I of Castile

Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516

*November 6th, 1479, Toledo †April 12th, 1555, Tordesillas

Vasili III of Moscow

Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533

*March 25th, 1479, Moscow †December 3rd, 1533, Moscow

Lazarus Spengler

German hymnwriter

*March 13th, 1479, Nuremberg †September 7th, 1534, Nuremberg

John Gage

English courtier during the Tudor period

*October 28th, 1479, Burstow †April 18th, 1556, Firle Place

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Italian nobleman, the third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1479-1516)

*March 12th, 1479, Florence †March 17th, 1516, Florence

Lisa del Giocondo

Subject of the Mona Lisa

*June 15th, 1479, Florence †July 25th, 1542, Florence

Joan Gascó

Spanish painter (1480-1529)

*November 30th, 1479, Tafalla †November 30th, 1528, Vic

Bogdan III the One-Eyed

Voivode of Moldavia

*March 9th, 1479, Huși †April 20th, 1517, Huși

Guru Amar Das

The third Guru of Sikhism

*May 5th, 1479, Amritsar †September 1st, 1574, Goindwal Sahib

Pompeo Colonna

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1479, Rome †June 28th, 1532, Naples

Catherine of York

English princess

*August 14th, 1479, Eltham Palace †November 15th, 1527, Tiverton

Johann Cochlaeus

German humanist

*January 10th, 1479, Wendelstein †January 11th, 1552, Wrocław

Ippolito d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*March 20th, 1479, Ferrara †September 3rd, 1520, Ferrara

Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 3rd, 1479, Schwerin †February 6th, 1552, Schwerin

Vallabha

Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect

*January 1st, 1479, Champaran, Chhattisgarh †January 1st, 1531, Varanasi

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

Italian poet

*June 13th, 1479, Ferrara †January 31st, 1552, Ferrara

Celio Calcagnini

Italian humanist

*September 17th, 1479, Ferrara †April 24th, 1541, Ferrara

Veit Werner von Zimmern

*June 15th, 1479, Messkirch †April 25th, 1499, Sulz am Neckar

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 13th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIII.V.MCDLXXIX

13.5.1479

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1479 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1479

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May 13th, 1479

Born on May 13th, 1479

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 199,000 days old!

199,033 Days

28,433 Weeks

6,539 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 13th?

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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?

Same year Born in 1479

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 13th

Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)

Our Lady of Fátima

Gerard of Villamagna

Glyceria

John the Silent (Roman Catholic)

Julian of Norwich (Roman Catholic)

Frances Perkins (Episcopal Church (USA))

Servatius

May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Rotuma Day (Rotuma)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

13.5.1479

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 199,000 days old!

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

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Who's birthday is on May 13th?

Same year
Born in 1479

Calendar
May 1479

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19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
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22	26	27	28	29	30	31