March 13th, 1540

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Born on March 13th, 1540 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 13th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 13th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (March 1540)

Born on March 13th, 1540

Weekday

Wednesday

March 13th, 1540 was a Wednesday.

Age

484

People born on March 13th, 1540 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 484 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1540 - March 20th, 1540

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 172 days, exactly on October 21st, 2024, people who were born on March 13th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!

176,828 Days

25,261 Weeks

5,809 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on March 13th?

March 13th, 1741

War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the Caribbean in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias (depicted).

March 13th, 2013

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

March 13th, 1996

A mass shooting at a school occurred in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 17 people and prompting tighter gun control in the UK.

March 13th, 1988

The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) Seikan Tunnel opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.

March 13th, 1985

One of England's worst incidents of football hooliganism occurred when supporters of Luton Town and Millwall rioted before a match at Kenilworth Road stadium.

March 13th, 1964

Kitty Genovese was murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her.

March 13th, 1962

Lyman Lemnitzer, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented to the Secretary of Defense a false flag conspiracy plan, Operation Northwoods, intended to create public support for a war against Fidel Castro and Cuba.

March 13th, 1943

The Holocaust: Nazi troops began the final liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto in German-occupied Poland, sending about 2,000 Jews to the Płaszów labor camp (deportation pictured), with the remaining 5,000 either killed or sent to Auschwitz.

March 13th, 1920

The Kapp Putsch (participants pictured), an attempted coup aiming to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, briefly ousted the government of the Weimar Republic.

March 13th, 1845

German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was premiered in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as the soloist.

March 13th, 1811

Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller vessels in the Battle of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea.

March 13th, 1781

William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.

March 13th, 1697

Nojpetén, capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

March 13th, 1567

A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels at the Battle of Oosterweel in the Habsburg Netherlands, beginning the Eighty Years' War.

March 13th, 2020

Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 13th?

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

Nozomi Okuhara

Japanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1995, Ōmachi

Yang Po-Han

Taiwanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1994, Taipei

Luan Santana

Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1991)

*March 13th, 1991, Campo Grande

Holger Badstuber

German association football player

*March 13th, 1989, Memmingen

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

Alexia Bohwim

Norwegian writer, feminist

*March 13th, 1969, Oslo

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

Panuga Riou

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1992, Bangkok

Lee Joo Hyun

South Korean badminton player

*March 13th, 1974, Masan

Cory Fanus

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1996, Bridgetown

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

Innocent XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700

*March 13th, 1615, Spinazzola †September 27th, 1700, Rome

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

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Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

Pierre Niney

French actor

*March 13th, 1989, Boulogne-Billancourt

Hugh Walpole

British writer

*March 13th, 1884, Auckland †June 1st, 1941, London

Jens Filbrich

German cross-country skier

*March 13th, 1979, Suhl

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

Same year
Born in 1540

El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)

*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo

Francis Drake

English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)

*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo

Thomas Allen

English mathematician

*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College

Paolo Paruta

Italian historian (1540-1598)

*May 14th, 1540, Venice †December 6th, 1598, Venice

Magnus, Duke of Holstein

Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia

*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, Piltene

Charles II, Archduke of Austria

Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)

*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, Graz

Ludolph van Ceulen

German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)

*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden

Johann Debel

*April 11th, 1540, Remda †August 25th, 1610

Joseph Justus Scaliger

French historian (1540-1609)

*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, Leiden

John Sigismund Zápolya

King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania

*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba Iulia

Maharana Pratap Singh

16th century ruler of Mewar, India

*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, Rajasthan

Won Gyun

Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty

*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, Geoje

Katherine Grey

Noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)

*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, Yoxford

Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza

Claimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580

*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila Viçosa

Princess Cecilia of Sweden

Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)

*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan area

Edmund Campion

English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint

*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, Tyburn

John VII, Count of Oldenburg

Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)

*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, Oldenburg

Barnabe Googe

English politician (1540-1594)

*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, Alvingham

Thomas Schweicker

German artist

*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch Hall

Salomon Alberti

German anatomist

*October 10th, 1540, Naumburg †March 28th, 1600, Dresden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on March 13th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIII.III.MDXL

13.3.1540

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1540 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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March 1540

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March 13th, 1540

Born on March 13th, 1540

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 176,000 days old!

176,828 Days

25,261 Weeks

5,809 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 13th?

War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the Caribbean in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias (depicted).

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

A mass shooting at a school occurred in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 17 people and prompting tighter gun control in the UK.

The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) Seikan Tunnel opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.

One of England's worst incidents of football hooliganism occurred when supporters of Luton Town and Millwall rioted before a match at Kenilworth Road stadium.

Kitty Genovese was murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her.

Lyman Lemnitzer, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented to the Secretary of Defense a false flag conspiracy plan, Operation Northwoods, intended to create public support for a war against Fidel Castro and Cuba.

The Holocaust: Nazi troops began the final liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto in German-occupied Poland, sending about 2,000 Jews to the Płaszów labor camp (deportation pictured), with the remaining 5,000 either killed or sent to Auschwitz.

The Kapp Putsch (participants pictured), an attempted coup aiming to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, briefly ousted the government of the Weimar Republic.

German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was premiered in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as the soloist.

Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller vessels in the Battle of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea.

William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.

Nojpetén, capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels at the Battle of Oosterweel in the Habsburg Netherlands, beginning the Eighty Years' War.

Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.

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

Same Day Who's birthday is on March 13th?

Same year Born in 1540

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 13th

Ansovinus

Gerald of Mayo

James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))

Nicephorus

Roderick

March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)

National Elephant Day (Thailand)

Africa Scout Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

13.3.1540

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Same year
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Calendar
March 1540

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
9					1	2	3
10	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
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