February 13th, 1550

Born on February 13th, 1550

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 13th?

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

February 13th, 2012

The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.

February 13th, 1991

Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.

February 13th, 1970

The English rock band Black Sabbath released their debut album, which is generally accepted as the first heavy metal album.

February 13th, 1961

Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured).

February 13th, 1960

African-American college students staged the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of a nonviolent direct-action campaign to end racial segregation in the U.S.

February 13th, 1945

World War II: The Allies began a strategic bombing of Dresden, Germany, creating a lethal firestorm that killed tens of thousands of civilians.

February 13th, 1867

Work began on the covering of the Senne (pictured), burying the polluted main river of Brussels to allow for urban renewal in the centre of the city.

February 13th, 1692

Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.

February 13th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: The English Parliament passed the Declaration of Right, proclaiming Mary Stuart and her husband William of Orange as co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland.

February 13th, 1660

The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.

February 13th, 1891

Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

February 13th, 1258

Siege of Baghdad: Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire, orders his army to sack and plunder the city of Baghdad, which they had just captured.

February 13th, 2021

A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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

Born on February 13th, 1550

53

Andreas Ryff

Swiss historian

*February 13th, 1550, South Africa †August 18th, 1603, Basel

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68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

28

Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Badminton player

*February 13th, 1996, Bantul

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

*February 13th, 1599, Siena †May 22nd, 1667, Rome

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

30

Memphis Depay

Dutch association football player

*February 13th, 1994, Moordrecht

80

Stockard Channing

American actress (born 1944)

*February 13th, 1944, New York City

35

Julian Schieber

German football player

*February 13th, 1989, Backnang

72

Hans-Joachim Fuchtel

German politician

*February 13th, 1952, Sulz am Neckar

64

Pierluigi Collina

Italian international football referee

*February 13th, 1960, Bologna

85

Beate Klarsfeld

French journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian

*February 13th, 1939, Berlin

79

Friedrich Christian Delius

German writer

*February 13th, 1943, Rome †May 30th, 2022, Berlin

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

*February 13th, 1881, London †June 5th, 1965, Hampstead

50

Robbie Williams

British singer-songwriter (born 1974)

*February 13th, 1974, Stoke-on-Trent

25

Mary of Burgundy

Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Emperor Maximilian I (1457-1482)

*February 13th, 1457, Brussels metropolitan area †March 27th, 1482, Bruges

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

77

Carol Lynley

American actress (1942–2019)

*February 13th, 1942, Manhattan †September 3rd, 2019, Pacific Palisades

74

Peter Gabriel

British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950)

*February 13th, 1950, Chobham

34

El Rubius

Spanish-Norwegian YouTuber and streamer

*February 13th, 1990, Mijas

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67

John Napier

Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)

*February 1st, 1550, Merchiston Tower †April 4th, 1617, Edinburgh

61

Charles IX of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1604-1611

*October 4th, 1550, Tre Kronor Castle †October 30th, 1611, Nyköping Castle

23

Charles IX of France

King of France

*June 27th, 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †May 30th, 1574, Vincennes

73

Vicente Espinel

Spanish writer

*December 28th, 1550, Ronda †February 4th, 1624, Madrid

81

Michael Maestlin

German astronomer and mathematician (*1550 – †1631)

*September 30th, 1550, Göppingen †October 20th, 1631, Tübingen

63

Man Singh I

Kacchwaha King of Amber, later known as Jaipur

*December 21st, 1550, Amber †July 6th, 1614, Achalpur

80

Cesare Cremonini

Italian academic and philosopher (1550–1631)

*December 22nd, 1550, Cento †July 18th, 1631, Padua

68

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia

Spanish admiral

*September 10th, 1550, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †July 26th, 1619, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

65

Tang Xianzu

Chinese playwright (1550-1616)

*September 24th, 1550, Linchuan District †July 29th, 1616

37

Henry I of Lorraine, duke of Guise

Duke of Guise (1551-1588)

*December 31st, 1550, Joinville †December 23rd, 1588, Blois

52

Aegidius Hunnius

German theologian

*December 21st, 1550, Winnenden †April 4th, 1603, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

57

Giorgio Basta

Italian general, diplomat and writer (1550-1607)

*January 30th, 1550, Roccaforzata †November 20th, 1607, Prague

64

Camillus de Lellis

Italian priest, nurse and saint

*May 25th, 1550, Bucchianico †July 14th, 1614, Rome

69

Antoine II d'Oldenbourg-Delmenhorst

(1550-1619)

*September 8th, 1550, Oldenburg †October 25th, 1619, Delmenhorst

17

Stanislaus Kostka

Polish Jesuit, saint, secondary patron of Poland (1550–1568)

*October 28th, 1550, Rostkowo, powiat przasnyski †August 15th, 1568, Rome

56

Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

Dutch army commander (1550-1606)

*February 17th, 1550, IJsselstein †March 6th, 1606, IJsselstein

41

Jacobus Gallus

Slovenian Renaissance composer

*July 3rd, 1550, Municipality of Ribnica †July 18th, 1591, Prague

32

Rodolfo Acquaviva

Italian Jesuit missionary (1550-1583)

*October 2nd, 1550, Atri †July 25th, 1583, Cuncolim

75

Anne of Saint Bartholomew

Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (1550-1626)

*October 1st, 1550, Almendral de la Cañada †June 7th, 1626, Antwerp

80

Maria Andreae

German pharmacist (1550-1631)

*October 23rd, 1550, Herrenberg †January 25th, 1631, Calw

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1550 is a normal year and no leap year.

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