December 13th, 1505

Born on December 13th, 1505

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

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

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

75

Werner von Siemens

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

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

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

70

Christoph von Carlowitz

German diplomat

*December 13th, 1507, Hermsdorf †June 8th, 1578, Bohemia

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

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

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

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

69

Sixtus V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590

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

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

58

Heinrich Heine

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

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

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

43

Eric XIV of Sweden

Swedish king

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

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

93

Martín de Azpilcueta

Spanish theologian and economist

*December 13th, 1492, Barásoain †June 1st, 1586, Rome

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

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65

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg (1535-1571)

*January 13th, 1505, Old Cölln †January 3rd, 1571, Köpenick

63

Mikołaj Rej

Polish poet and prose writer, politician and musician of the Renaissance (1505-1569)

*February 4th, 1505, Zhuravno †January 1st, 1569, Rejowiec

53

Queen Maria of Hungary

Governor of the Netherlands; queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of King Louis II

*September 15th, 1505, Brussels metropolitan area †October 18th, 1558, Cigales

80

Thomas Tallis

English composer

*January 30th, 1505, Kent †November 23rd, 1585, Greenwich

63

Levinus Lemnius

Dutch writer (1505-1568)

*May 20th, 1505, Zierikzee †July 1st, 1568, Zierikzee

69

Louis, Count of Stolberg

German nobleman (1505-1574)

*January 12th, 1505, Stolberg †September 1st, 1574, Wertheim

72

Achilles Gasser

German physician and astrologer

*November 3rd, 1505, Lindau †December 4th, 1577, Augsburg

50

Johannes Scheyring

German politician (1505-1555)

*March 10th, 1505, Magdeburg †May 8th, 1555, Magdeburg

43

Christine of Saxony

German noblewoman (1506-1549)

*December 25th, 1505, Dresden †April 15th, 1549, Kassel

67

Aegidius Tschudi

Swiss historian (1505-1572)

*February 5th, 1505, Glarus †February 28th, 1572, Glarus

44

Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton

English earl (1505-1550)

*December 21st, 1505, London †July 30th, 1550, London

52

Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt

Bishop of Wurtzburg

*September 18th, 1505, Giebelstadt †April 15th, 1558, Würzburg

40

Philipp von Hutten

German explorer

*December 18th, 1505, Maroldsweisach †May 17th, 1546, Quíbor

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1505 is a normal year and no leap year.

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