May 13th, 1526

Born on May 13th, 1526

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Same year
Born in 1526

66

Christian Schütz

German theologian

*January 1st, 1526, Waldkappel †January 10th, 1592, Dresden

18

Elizabeth of Austria

Austrian princess, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania (1543-1545)

*July 9th, 1526, Linz †June 15th, 1545, Vilnius

59

Muretus

French philosopher

*April 22nd, 1526, Limoges †June 4th, 1585, Rome

56

Catherine Jagellon

Queen of Sweden

*November 1st, 1526, Kraków †September 16th, 1583, Stockholm Palace

56

Nikolaus Jagenteufel

German theologian (1526-1583)

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †March 25th, 1583, Weimar

56

Matthias Stojus

German mathematician

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †January 15th, 1583, Königsberg

62

Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess of Principality of Ansbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg (1527-1589)

*December 28th, 1526, Krnov †May 20th, 1589, Nürtingen

42

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

*September 26th, 1526, Zweibrücken †June 11th, 1569, Nexon

80

Martin Crusius

German historian and classical philologist

*September 19th, 1526, Gräfenberg †February 14th, 1607, Tübingen

60

Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586)

*January 25th, 1526, Duborg Castle †October 1st, 1586, Gottorf Castle

34

Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526-1561)

*November 30th, 1526, Hanau †November 14th, 1561, Hanau

59

Niccolò Caetani

Italian cardinal

*February 23rd, 1526, Rome †May 1st, 1585, Rome

69

Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot

Duke of Aarschot (1526-1595)

*July 10th, 1526, Valenciennes †December 11th, 1595, Venice

35

Gonçalo da Silveira

Portuguese Jesuit missionary (1526-1561)

*February 23rd, 1526, Almeirim †March 6th, 1561, Mozambique

59

Augustus, Elector of Saxony

German prince

*July 31st, 1526, Freiberg †February 11th, 1586, Dresden

46

Claude of Lorraine, duke of Aumale

French aristocrat (1526-1573)

*August 18th, 1526, Joinville †March 3rd, 1573, Siege of La Rochelle

75

Joachim Vom Berge

German diplomat and jurist

*March 23rd, 1526, Żukowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †March 5th, 1602, Szprotawa

56

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

*January 1st, 1526, Mino Province †July 2nd, 1582, Settsu Province

63

Benedict the Moor

Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily

*March 31st, 1526, San Fratello †April 4th, 1589, Palermo

55

Louis Bertrand

Spanish Dominican missionary

*January 1st, 1526, Valencia †October 9th, 1581, Valencia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1526 is a normal year and no leap year.

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