May 13th, 1518

Born on May 13th, 1518

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 200 days, exactly on November 15th, 2024, people who were born on May 13th, 1518 will be 185,000 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?

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

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

63

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

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

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

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

37

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

32

Francisco Lachowski

Brazilian model

*May 13th, 1991, Curitiba

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

85

Pius IX

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

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

37

Nino Schurter

Swiss racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1986, Tersnaus

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Born in 1518

75

Jacopo Tintoretto

Renaissance painter (1518/1519-1594)

*September 29th, 1518, Venice †May 31st, 1594, Venice

44

Antoine of Navarre

French king consort (1518-1562)

*April 22nd, 1518, La Fère †November 17th, 1562, Les Andelys

79

Hermann von Weinsberg

German writer (1518-1597)

*January 3rd, 1518, Cologne †March 23rd, 1597, Cologne

75

Nicolas de Pellevé

Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1518, France †March 28th, 1594, Paris

80

Germain Audebert

French poet

*March 3rd, 1518, Orléans †December 15th, 1598, Orléans

69

Giovanni Maria Cecchi

Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary

*March 15th, 1518, Florence †October 19th, 1587, San Martino

56

Sidonie of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (1518-1575)

*March 8th, 1518, Meissen †January 4th, 1575, Weißenfels

41

Kaspar Brusch

German historian and theologian (1518-1559)

*August 19th, 1518, Horní Slavkov †November 20th, 1559, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

48

Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

*December 17th, 1518, Osterode am Harz †April 2nd, 1567, Herzberg Castle

32

Mirza Hindal

Mughal Empire emperor

*November 30th, 1518, Kabul †November 22nd, 1551, Nangarhar

44

Johann Hommel

German astronomer and mathematician (1518-1562)

*February 2nd, 1518, Memmingen †July 4th, 1562, Leipzig

42

Conrad Lycosthenes

German humanist

*August 8th, 1518, Rouffach †March 25th, 1561, Basel

48

Johann Funck

German Lutheran theologian

*February 7th, 1518, Wöhrd †October 28th, 1566, Königsberg

55

Hieronymus Gerhard

German jurist (1518-1574)

*December 31st, 1518, Hildesheim †May 12th, 1574, Stuttgart

57

Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*December 13th, 1518, Lauenburg/Elbe †March 27th, 1576, Barth

80

Christoph Vischer

German theologian (1518-1598)

*January 20th, 1518, Jáchymov †September 11th, 1598, Celle

18

Francis III

Duke of Brittany

*February 28th, 1518, Amboise †August 10th, 1536, castel of Tournon

14

Prince John of Denmark

Danish prince; eldest child of Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria

*February 21st, 1518, Copenhagen †August 11th, 1532, Regensburg

21

Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Spanish noble

*December 19th, 1518, Gandia †September 16th, 1540, Viterbo

62

Antonín Brus z Mohelnice

Roman Catholic archbishop (1518-1580)

*February 13th, 1518, Mohelnice †August 28th, 1580, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1518 is a normal year and no leap year.

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