February 13th, 1501

Born on February 13th, 1501

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

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

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

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

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

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

74

Peter Gabriel

British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950)

*February 13th, 1950, Chobham

34

El Rubius

Spanish-Norwegian YouTuber and streamer

*February 13th, 1990, Mijas

Same year
Born in 1501

53

Marcellus II

Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555

*May 6th, 1501, Montefano †May 1st, 1555, Rome

74

Gerolamo Cardano

Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)

*September 24th, 1501, Province of Pavia †September 21st, 1576, Rome

24

Isabella of Austria

Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

*July 18th, 1501, City of Brussels †January 19th, 1526, Ghent

73

Anna of Oldenburg

Regent of East Frisia from 1540 to 1561

*November 14th, 1501, Oldenburg †September 24th, 1575, Emden

55

Caterina Cybo

Italian Duchess

*September 13th, 1501, Ponzano †February 17th, 1557, Florence

65

Leonhart Fuchs

German physician and botanist (1501–1566)

*January 17th, 1501, Wemding †May 10th, 1566, Tübingen

77

Pietro Andrea Mattioli

Italian scientist

*March 12th, 1501, Siena †November 30th, 1578, Trento

58

Jacob Milich

German astronomer and mathematician (1501-1559)

*January 21st, 1501, Freiburg im Breisgau †November 10th, 1559, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Munjeong

Queen; Korean queen

*October 22nd, 1501, Joseon †April 6th, 1565, Changdeokgung

69

Theodor Fabricius

German theologian

*February 2nd, 1501, Anholt †September 15th, 1570, Zerbst

50

Wolfgang zu Stolberg-Wernigerode

German politician (1501-1552)

*October 1st, 1501, Stolberg †March 8th, 1552, Allstedt

56

Pietro Bertani

Italian cardinal (1501-1558)

*November 4th, 1501, Nonantola †March 8th, 1558, Rome

27

Philip II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*August 17th, 1501, Hanau †March 28th, 1529, Hanau

61

Hieronymus Froben

Swiss printer (1501–1563)

*August 6th, 1501, Basel †March 13th, 1563, Basel

53

Sixt Birck

16th-century German humanist

*February 24th, 1501, Augsburg †June 19th, 1554, Augsburg

58

Erasmus Sarcerius

German theologian

*April 19th, 1501, Annaberg-Buchholz †November 18th, 1559, Magdeburg

62

Johann Glandorp

German theologian (1501-1564)

*August 1st, 1501, Münster †February 22nd, 1564, Herford

68

Veit Winsheim

German philologist and physician

*August 1st, 1501, Bad Windsheim †January 3rd, 1570, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

61

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford

English Baron

*September 18th, 1501, Penshurst †April 30th, 1563, Caus Castle

70

Cho Shik

Korean scholar and politician (1501-1572)

*June 26th, 1501, Hapcheon County †February 8th, 1572

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1501 is a normal year and no leap year.

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