1559 April 1559 April 13th, 1559

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  1. Born on April 13th, 1559 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on April 13th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on April 13th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (April 1559)

Born on April 13th, 1559

Weekday

Monday

April 13th, 1559 was a Monday.

Age

465

People born on April 13th, 1559 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 465 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1559 - April 20th, 1559

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 169,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 145 days, exactly on September 21st, 2024, people who were born on April 13th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!

169,855 Days

24,265 Weeks

5,580 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 13th?

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) April 13th, 2017

War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat.
Andrew Hussie April 13th, 2009

Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck debuted, and concluded on the same day in 2016.
Tiger Woods April 13th, 1997

In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score.
Catch a Fire April 13th, 1973

Catch a Fire, the landmark reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, was released.
Cold War April 13th, 1958

In the midst of the Cold War, American pianist Van Cliburn won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Vietnamese National Army April 13th, 1956

The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military commander of the religious sect Hòa Hảo, which ran a de facto state in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.
Central Intelligence Agency April 13th, 1953

The CIA began Project MKUltra, an illegal, covert human research program into mind control.
Nakam April 13th, 1946

Nakam, a Jewish organization seeking revenge for the Holocaust, attempted to poison thousands of SS prisoners at Langwasser internment camp, but did not kill anyone.
Neoclassical architecture April 13th, 1943

The Neoclassical Jefferson Memorial (pictured) in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth.
Anton Schmid April 13th, 1942

Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.
Diet of Hungary April 13th, 1849

During a closed session of the Diet of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth presented the Hungarian Declaration of Independence from the Habsburg monarchy.
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 April 13th, 1829

The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.
American Revolutionary War April 13th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey.
George Frideric Handel April 13th, 1742

The first performance of George Frideric Handel's celebrated oratorio Messiah took place in Dublin.
2024 Bondi Junction stabbings April 13th, 2024

Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.

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

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

Khea: Age & Birthday 24
Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes
Thomas Jefferson: Age & Birthday 83
Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

*April 13th, 1743, Shadwell †July 4th, 1826, Monticello
Kaci Kullmann Five: Age & Birthday 65
Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo
30
Kasper Antonsen

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1994, Aarhus
Joachim Streich: Age & Birthday 71
Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig
29
Uliana Podpalnaya

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1995, Barnaul
Catherine de' Medici: Age & Birthday 69
Catherine de' Medici

Queen-consort and regent of France (1519-1589)

*April 13th, 1519, Florence †January 5th, 1589, Château de Blois
64
Arthur Cave

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1883, Cork †November 30th, 1947, Clontarf
William Sadler: Age & Birthday 74
William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo
Al Green: Age & Birthday 78
Al Green

American singer

*April 13th, 1946, Forrest City
Garry Kasparov: Age & Birthday 61
Garry Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster and activist

*April 13th, 1963, Baku
Lou Bega: Age & Birthday 49
Lou Bega

German singer

*April 13th, 1975, Munich
62
Mathias Hönerbach

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1962, Cologne
Paul Sorvino: Age & Birthday 83
Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

*April 13th, 1939, Brooklyn †July 25th, 2022, Jacksonville
Nellie McKay: Age & Birthday 42
Nellie McKay

American musician

*April 13th, 1982, London
74
Seamus Heaney

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer

*April 13th, 1939, Castledawson †August 30th, 2013, Dublin
Jeanne Balibar: Age & Birthday 56
Jeanne Balibar

French actress and singer

*April 13th, 1968, Paris
50
Martin Höllwarth

Ski jumper

*April 13th, 1974, Schwaz
Carles Puyol: Age & Birthday 46
Carles Puyol

Spanish association football player

*April 13th, 1978, La Pobla de Segur
69
Alfred Wiedensohler

German physicist

*April 13th, 1955, Jülich

Same year
Born in 1559

77
Alice Spencer

English countess, viscountess and baroness

*May 4th, 1559, Althorp †January 23rd, 1637, Harefield
57
Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

Prince-archbishop of Salzburg between 1587 and 1612

*March 26th, 1559, Bregenz †January 16th, 1617, Fortress Hohensalzburg
67
Nurhaci

Jurchen chieftain of Later Jin, founder of Qing Dynasty

*February 11th, 1559, Hetu Ala City †September 30th, 1626, Xingcheng
61
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Austrian cardinal and governor of the Netherlands (1559-1621)

*November 15th, 1559, Wiener Neustadt †July 13th, 1621, City of Brussels
45
Catherine de Bourbon

Infanta of Navarre, Princess of France, crown princess of Navarre and crown princess consort of Lorraine

*February 7th, 1559, Paris †February 13th, 1604, Nancy
60
Lawrence of Brindisi

Italian Capuchin, saint (1559-1619)

*July 22nd, 1559, Brindisi †July 22nd, 1619, Lisbon
29
Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden-Baden

*February 19th, 1559, Baden-Baden †June 7th, 1588, Baden-Baden
52
Melchior Jöstel

German mathematician (1559-1611)

*April 10th, 1559, Dresden †June 13th, 1611, Freiberg
60
Amar Singh I

Eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar

*March 16th, 1559, Chittorgarh Fort †January 26th, 1620, Chittorgarh Fort
53
Cigoli

Tuscan painter active in Rome (1559-1613)

*September 22nd, 1559, Cigoli †June 18th, 1613, Rome
91
Jacques Sirmond

French jesuit scholar (1559-1651)

*October 12th, 1559, Riom †October 7th, 1651, Paris
71
Giulio Mancini

Italian art historian

*February 21st, 1559, Siena †August 22nd, 1630, Rome
70
Dominique de Jésus-Marie

Spanish monk (1559-1630)

*May 16th, 1559, Calatayud city †February 16th, 1630, Vienna
45
Salomon Gesner

German theologian and educationist (1559-1605)

*November 8th, 1559, Bolesławiec †February 7th, 1605, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
55
Isaac Casaubon

Classical scholar and philologist (1559–1614)

*February 18th, 1559, Geneva †July 1st, 1614, London
58
Countess Palatine Barbara of Zweibrücken-Neuburg

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken by birth and by marriage Countess of Oettingen-Oettingen (1559-1618)

*July 27th, 1559, Neuburg an der Donau †March 5th, 1618, Oettingen in Bayern
59
Frederik van den Bergh

Soldier in the Eighty Years' War (1559-1618)

*August 18th, 1559, Ulft †September 3rd, 1618
66
Johann Friedrich Schröter
*January 1st, 1559, Jena †January 1st, 1625, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Adele: Age & BirthdayStephen Barclay: Age & BirthdayCarrie Henn: Age & BirthdayJan Tore Sanner: Age & BirthdayChukwuma Akabueze: Age & BirthdayMa Jin: Age & BirthdayMatti Geschonneck: Age & BirthdayJohanna Goliszewski: Age & BirthdayKarl Marx: Age & BirthdayKjell Bækkelund: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on April 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Songkran) which are celebrated on April 13th.

Catholic commemoration of Ida of Louvain
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_of_Louvain
April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Songkran (Thailand)
Songkranen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkran_(Thailand)
Water-Sprinkling Festival
Songkranen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-Sprinkling_Festival
Vaisakhi (between 1902 and 2011)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaisakhi
Christian feast day:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints
Catholic commemoration of Ida of Louvain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_of_Louvain
April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIII.IV.MDLIX

13.4.1559

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50X = 10IX = 9IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1559 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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14 12345
15 6789101112
16 13141516171819
17 20212223242526
18 27282930

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