May 13th, 1565

Born on May 13th, 1565

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 548 days, exactly on January 26th, 2028, people who were born on May 13th, 1565 will be 169,000 days old!

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What happened on May 13th?

May 13th, 2008

Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, India, killing 80 people and injuring more than 200 others.

May 13th, 2005

Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.

May 13th, 2000

An explosion at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

May 13th, 1992

Li Hongzhi introduced the Falun Gong movement at a public lecture in Changchun, China.

May 13th, 1985

Eleven people, including five children, were killed after the Philadelphia Police Department dropped bombs from a helicopter during a raid on a house occupied by the Black liberation group MOVE.

May 13th, 1972

The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun battles between the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.

May 13th, 1969

Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of emergency and suspending the Parliament of Malaysia until 1971.

May 13th, 1958

The Australian adventurer Ben Carlin (pictured) became the only person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 80,000 kilometres (50,000 miles) by land and sea.

May 13th, 1913

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.

May 13th, 1909

The inaugural edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.

May 13th, 1861

The Australian astronomer John Tebbutt discovered the Great Comet of 1861, through whose tail the Earth passed later that year.

May 13th, 1373

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language book written by a woman.

May 13th, 2014

The worst mining disaster in Turkish history took place when an explosion caused an underground mine fire at a coal mine in Soma, Manisa, leaving 301 people dead.

May 13th, 2012

Mexican authorities discovered 49 dismembered bodies in Cadereyta Jiménez.

May 13th, 2011

Two bomb explosions in Charsadda District, Pakistan, killed 98 people and wounded 140 others.

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

Same year
Born in 1565

60

Kaspar Waser

Swiss theologian and orientalist (1565-1625)

*September 1st, 1565, Zurich †September 9th, 1625, Zurich

48

Marquard Freher

German historian, diplomat and writer

*July 26th, 1565, Augsburg †May 13th, 1614, Heidelberg

56

Eilhard Lubinus

German theologian (1565-1621)

*April 2nd, 1565, Westerstede †June 2nd, 1621, Rostock

76

Aernout van Buchel

Antiquarian, humanist

*March 18th, 1565, Utrecht †July 15th, 1641, Utrecht

34

Edward Fortunatus

German nobleman

*September 17th, 1565, London †June 8th, 1600, Kastellaun

62

Vincentius Schmuck

German theologian

*October 17th, 1565, Schmalkalden †February 1st, 1628, Leipzig

87

Scipione Chiaramonti

Italian astronomer and philosopher (1565-1652)

*June 21st, 1565, Cesena †October 3rd, 1652, Cesena

34

Cornelis de Houtman

Dutch explorer

*April 2nd, 1565, Gouda †September 1st, 1599, Aceh Sultanate

81

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus

Swedish astronomer and archbishop (1565-1646)

*November 10th, 1565, Söderköping †November 29th, 1646, Uppsala

35

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

English nobleman (1565–1601)

*November 10th, 1565, Bromyard †February 25th, 1601, Tower of London

56

Hendrick de Keyser

Dutch architect (1565-1621)

*May 15th, 1565, Utrecht †May 15th, 1621, Amsterdam

49

Konoe Nobutada

Japanese calligrapher (1565-1614)

*November 23rd, 1565, Japan †December 25th, 1614

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 13th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1565 is a normal year and no leap year.

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