December 13th, 1548

On this page

Born on December 13th, 1548 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 13th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 13th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1548)

Born on December 13th, 1548

Weekday

Monday

December 13th, 1548 was a Monday.

Age

475

People born on December 13th, 1548 will turn 476 this year (2024), in exactly 222 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1548 - December 21st, 1548

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 366 days, exactly on May 6th, 2025, people who were born on December 13th, 1548 will be 174,000 days old!

173,634 Days

24,804 Weeks

5,704 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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?

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

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

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

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

Werner von Siemens

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

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

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

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

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

Eric XIV of Sweden

Swedish king

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

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

*December 13th, 1720, Venice †April 4th, 1806, Venice

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

Heinrich Heine

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

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

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

Sixtus V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590

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

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

*December 13th, 1948, Washington, D.C.

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

*December 13th, 1928, Chemnitz †November 2nd, 2023, Berlin

Same year
Born in 1548

Giordano Bruno

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)

*January 1st, 1548, Nola †February 17th, 1600, Rome

David Pareus

German theologian (1549-1622)

*December 30th, 1548, Ząbkowice Śląskie †June 15th, 1622, Heidelberg

Francisco Suárez

Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian (1548-1617)

*January 5th, 1548, Granada †September 25th, 1617, Lisbon

Andrew Downes

English classical scholar

*November 30th, 1548, Shropshire †January 1st, 1628, Coton

Peter Candid

Flemish painter and graphic designer (1548-1628)

*January 1st, 1548, Bruges †February 29th, 1628, Munich

Vincenzo Scamozzi

16th century Italian architect

*September 2nd, 1548, Vicenza †August 7th, 1616, Venice

Martin Brenner

German theologian

*November 11th, 1548, Dietenheim †October 14th, 1616, Leibnitz

Bernardino Poccetti

Italian painter (1548-1612)

*July 31st, 1548, Florence †October 10th, 1612, Florence

Paul Mathesius

German theologian

*January 28th, 1548, Jáchymov †October 17th, 1584, Oschatz

Antonio Priuli

Doge of Venice (1548-1623)

*May 10th, 1548, Venice †August 12th, 1623, Venice

Magnus Heinason

Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer

*January 1st, 1548, Oyndarfjørður †January 18th, 1589, Copenhagen

Jacopo Mazzoni

Italian philosopher (1548-1598)

*November 27th, 1548, Cesena †April 10th, 1598, Cesena

Pietro Cataldi

Italian mathematician (1552–1626)

*April 15th, 1548, Bologna †February 11th, 1626, Bologna

Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria

Monarch of Bavaria

*September 29th, 1548, Landshut †February 7th, 1626, Oberschleißheim

Octavian Secundus Fugger

Merchant and art collector (1549-1600)

*November 30th, 1548, Augsburg †November 30th, 1599, Augsburg

Benedikt Wurzelbauer

German sculptor (1548-1620)

*September 25th, 1548, Nuremberg †October 2nd, 1620, Nuremberg

Cornelis Ketel

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1548-1616)

*March 18th, 1548, Gouda †August 8th, 1616, Amsterdam

Honda Tadakatsu

Daimyo (1548-1610)

*March 17th, 1548, Okazaki †December 3rd, 1610, Edo

Johannes Zölner

*October 31st, 1548, Jena †February 15th, 1628, Jena

Jacob Fransz de Witt

*January 3rd, 1548, Dordrecht †December 14th, 1621, Dordrecht

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 13th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIII.XII.MDXLVIII

13.12.1548

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1548 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).

Calendar
December 1548

December 1548

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
49			1	2	3	4	5
50	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
51	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
52	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
53	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
49			1	2	3	4	5
50	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
51	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
52	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
53	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
49			1	2	3	4	5
50	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
51	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
52	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
53	27	28	29	30	31

December 13th, 1548

Born on December 13th, 1548

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 173,000 days old!

173,634 Days

24,804 Weeks

5,704 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 13th?

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.

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.

Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law.

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.

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.

An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.

American Civil War: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside suffered severe casualties against entrenched Confederate defenders at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia.

Dartmouth College was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire.

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.

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.

Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.

Napoleonic Wars: While transporting supplies to Guadeloupe, French commodore François Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean captured the British frigate HMS Junon.

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.

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.

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?

Same year Born in 1548

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 13th

St Antiochus of Sulcis

St Judoc aka St Joyce

St Lucy

St Odile of Alsace

Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians)

National Day (Saint Lucia)

Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)

Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (China)

Nusantara Day (Indonesia)

Republic Day (Malta)

Sailor's Day (Brazil)

Saint Lucia Day (mainly in Scandinavia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

13.12.1548

Legend

Leap year

Calendar December 1548

December 1548

Date of birth

Try another date

Try another date

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

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

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

Same year
Born in 1548

Calendar
December 1548

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
49			1	2	3	4	5
50	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
51	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
52	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
53	27	28	29	30	31