March 13th, 1553

Born on March 13th, 1553

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

40

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

29

Nozomi Okuhara

Japanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1995, Ōmachi

30

Yang Po-Han

Taiwanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1994, Taipei

33

Luan Santana

Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1991)

*March 13th, 1991, Campo Grande

35

Holger Badstuber

German association football player

*March 13th, 1989, Memmingen

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

55

Alexia Bohwim

Norwegian writer, feminist

*March 13th, 1969, Oslo

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

32

Panuga Riou

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1992, Bangkok

85

Innocent XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700

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

50

Lee Joo Hyun

South Korean badminton player

*March 13th, 1974, Masan

28

Cory Fanus

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1996, Bridgetown

70

Joseph Priestley

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

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

74

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

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

57

Hugh Walpole

British writer

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

35

Pierre Niney

French actor

*March 13th, 1989, Boulogne-Billancourt

45

Jens Filbrich

German cross-country skier

*March 13th, 1979, Suhl

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

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

Same year
Born in 1553

56

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

64

Walter Raleigh

English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)

*November 30th, 1553, East Budleigh †October 29th, 1618, London

63

Prospero Alpini

Venetian physician and botanist (1553-1616)

*November 23rd, 1553, Marostica †November 23rd, 1616, Padua

61

Margaret of Valois

Queen of France and Navarre

*May 14th, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †March 27th, 1615, Paris

41

Archduke Ernest of Austria

Austrian nobleman (1553-1595)

*June 15th, 1553, Vienna †February 12th, 1595, Brussels metropolitan area

65

Albert Frederick

16th century Duke of Prussia

*May 7th, 1553, Königsberg †August 27th, 1618, Primorsk

77

Nicolò Contarini

Doge of Venice (1553-1631)

*September 26th, 1553, Venice †April 2nd, 1631, Venice

60

Giovanni Battista da Ponte

Italian painter (1533-1613)

*March 4th, 1553, Bassano del Grappa †March 9th, 1613, Bassano del Grappa

26

Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*November 21st, 1553, Hanau †February 4th, 1580, Hanau

62

Cherubino Alberti

Engraver and painter (1553-1615)

*February 24th, 1553, Sansepolcro †October 18th, 1615, Rome

90

Eberhard von Weyhe

German jurist

*May 28th, 1553, Hanover †November 1st, 1643, Lüneburg

73

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg

Roman Catholic archbishop (1553-1626)

*July 15th, 1553, Mainz †September 17th, 1626, Aschaffenburg

64

Bernardino Baldi

Italian mathematician and poet (1553–1617)

*June 5th, 1553, Urbino †October 10th, 1617, Urbino

47

Louise of Lorraine

Queen consort of France (1553-1601)

*April 30th, 1553, Nomeny †January 29th, 1601, Moulins

63

Jacques Auguste de Thou

French historian (1553-1617)

*October 8th, 1553, Paris †May 7th, 1617, Paris

45

Luca Marenzio

Italian composer (1553-1599)

*October 18th, 1553, Coccaglio †August 22nd, 1599, Rome

63

Philipp Wilhelm von Cornberg

24 Jun 1553 Kassel - 30 Aug 1616 Richelsdorf

*June 24th, 1553, Kassel †August 30th, 1616, Wildeck

59

Vitsentzos Kornaros

Greek writer

*March 26th, 1553, Sitia †November 30th, 1612, Heraklion

63

Johannes Wanckel

German historians

*January 12th, 1553, Kemberg †June 11th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Conrad Schetz

Belgian diplomat (1553-1632)

*March 19th, 1553, Antwerp †July 16th, 1632, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1553 is a normal year and no leap year.

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