December 13th, 1559

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Born on December 13th, 1559 – 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 1559)

Born on December 13th, 1559

Weekday

Sunday

December 13th, 1559 was a Sunday.

Age

464

People born on December 13th, 1559 will turn 465 this year (2024), in exactly 229 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1559 - December 21st, 1559

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 390 days, exactly on May 23rd, 2025, people who were born on December 13th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!

169,610 Days

24,230 Weeks

5,572 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

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

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully

French duke (1560-1641)

*December 13th, 1560, Rosny-sur-Seine †December 22nd, 1641, Villebon

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

Eric XIV of Sweden

Swedish king

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

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

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

Sixtus V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590

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

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1559

Alice Spencer

English countess, viscountess and baroness

*May 4th, 1559, Althorp †January 23rd, 1637, Harefield

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

Prince-archbishop of Salzburg between 1587 and 1612

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

Nurhaci

Jurchen chieftain of Later Jin, founder of Qing Dynasty

*February 11th, 1559, Hetu Ala City †September 30th, 1626, Xingcheng

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

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

Lawrence of Brindisi

Italian Capuchin, saint (1559-1619)

*July 22nd, 1559, Brindisi †July 22nd, 1619, Lisbon

Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden-Baden

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

Melchior Jöstel

German mathematician (1559-1611)

*April 10th, 1559, Dresden †June 13th, 1611, Freiberg

Amar Singh I

Eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar

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

Cigoli

Tuscan painter active in Rome (1559-1613)

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

Jacques Sirmond

French jesuit scholar (1559-1651)

*October 12th, 1559, Riom †October 7th, 1651, Paris

Giulio Mancini

Italian art historian

*February 21st, 1559, Siena †August 22nd, 1630, Rome

Dominique de Jésus-Marie

Spanish monk (1559-1630)

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

Salomon Gesner

German theologian and educationist (1559-1605)

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

Isaac Casaubon

Classical scholar and philologist (1559–1614)

*February 18th, 1559, Geneva †July 1st, 1614, London

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

Frederik van den Bergh

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

*August 18th, 1559, Ulft †September 3rd, 1618

Johann Friedrich Schröter

*January 1st, 1559, Jena †January 1st, 1625, Jena

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.MDLIX

13.12.1559

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

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

Calendar
December 1559

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December 13th, 1559

Born on December 13th, 1559

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

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

169,610 Days

24,230 Weeks

5,572 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 1559

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

13.12.1559

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

Birthdays
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Calendar
December 1559

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