March 13th, 1577

Born on March 13th, 1577

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

85

Innocent XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700

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

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

70

Joseph Priestley

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

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

50

Lee Joo Hyun

South Korean badminton player

*March 13th, 1974, Masan

28

Cory Fanus

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1996, Bridgetown

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 1577

62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

*June 28th, 1577, Siegen †May 30th, 1640, Antwerp

22

Beatrice Cenci

Italian noblewoman and murderer

*February 6th, 1577, Rome †September 11th, 1599, Rome

62

Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)

*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, Oxford

70

Christian IV of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1577-1648)

*April 12th, 1577, Frederiksborg Palace †February 28th, 1648, Rosenborg Castle

61

François Leclerc du Tremblay

French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)

*November 4th, 1577, Paris †December 17th, 1638, Rueil-Malmaison

51

Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer

*January 1st, 1577, Douai †November 14th, 1628, Hangzhou

51

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral

*November 25th, 1577, Delfshaven †June 18th, 1629, English Channel

82

Jacob Cats

Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician (1577-1660)

*November 10th, 1577, Schouwen-Duiveland †September 12th, 1660, The Hague

62

Noël Brûlart de Sillery

French diplomat (1578-1640)

*December 25th, 1577, Kingdom of France †September 26th, 1640, Kingdom of France

66

Guido Bentivoglio

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1579–1644)

*October 4th, 1577, Ferrara †September 7th, 1644, Rome

59

Rudolf Amsinck

9 Nov 1577 - 1 Dec 1636

*November 9th, 1577, Hamburg †December 1st, 1636

87

Adam Willaerts

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1577-1664)

*January 1st, 1577, London †April 4th, 1664, Rotterdam

67

Jan Baptist van Helmont

Chemist, physiologist, and physician from the Spanish Low Countries

*January 1st, 1577, City of Brussels †December 30th, 1644, Vilvoorde

43

Cristofano Allori

Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school (1577-1621)

*October 17th, 1577, Florence †April 1st, 1621, Florence

80

Johann Merck

German rector

*June 29th, 1577, Rentweinsdorf †June 3rd, 1658, Leipzig

48

Dorothea Augusta of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

(1577-1625)

*February 12th, 1577, Wolfenbüttel †December 19th, 1625, Wolfenbüttel

24

John Casimir of Nassau-Gleiberg

Count of Nassau-Gleiberg (1594-1602)

*September 24th, 1577, Ottweiler †March 29th, 1602, Wehen

44

Thomas Sagittarius

German polymath and university teacher

*April 7th, 1577, Stendal †April 21st, 1621, Wrocław

78

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*February 17th, 1577, Ratzeburg †January 18th, 1656, Lauenburg/Elbe

60

Pieter Huyssens

Flemish architect (1577-1637)

*February 22nd, 1577, Bruges †June 6th, 1637, Bruges

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1577 is a normal year and no leap year.

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