May 13th, 1580

Born on May 13th, 1580

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 13th?

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 (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

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

US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.

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 first 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 the tail of which 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, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

May 13th, 1945

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.

May 13th, 1943

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

May 13th, 1941

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

May 13th, 1940

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

May 13th, 1917

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

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

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

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

63

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

*May 13th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

38

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

37

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

32

Francisco Lachowski

Brazilian model

*May 13th, 1991, Curitiba

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

85

Pius IX

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

*May 13th, 1792, Senigallia †February 7th, 1878, Apostolic Palace

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

37

Nino Schurter

Swiss racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1986, Tersnaus

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Born in 1580

75

Marco Aurelio Severino

Italian scientist

*November 2nd, 1580, Tarsia †July 15th, 1656, Naples

74

Daniel Heinsius

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

*June 9th, 1580, Ghent †February 25th, 1655, The Hague

46

Willebrord Snellius

Dutch astronomer and mathematician

*June 13th, 1580, Leiden †October 30th, 1626, Leiden

75

Carlo Contarini

Doge of Venice (1580-1656)

*July 5th, 1580, Venice †May 1st, 1656, Venice

65

Pedro Orrente

Spanish artist (1580-1645)

*January 1st, 1580, Murcia †January 19th, 1645, Valencia

57

Willem Jacobsz Delff

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1580–1638)

*September 15th, 1580, Delft †April 14th, 1638, Delft

47

Robert Shirley

English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)

*November 30th, 1580, England †July 13th, 1628, Qazvin

43

Heinrich Eckhard

German theologian

*October 19th, 1580, Wetter (Hessen) †February 22nd, 1624, Altenburg

56

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

French astronomer (1580–1637)

*December 1st, 1580, Belgentier †June 24th, 1637, Aix-en-Provence

57

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

French noble (1580-1637)

*May 6th, 1580, Paris †September 22nd, 1637, Mantua

58

Augusta of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 8th, 1580, Kolding †February 5th, 1639, Husum

73

Charles de l'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf

French diplomat

*January 1st, 1580, La Celle-Condé †January 1st, 1653, Leuville-sur-Orge

82

Adriaen van Stalbemt

Flemish Baroque painter (1580-1662)

*June 12th, 1580, Antwerp †September 21st, 1662, Antwerp

74

Peter Claver

Jesuit missionary

*June 24th, 1580, Verdú †September 8th, 1654, Cartagena de Indias

56

Johannes Narssius

Dutch physician and poet (1580-1637), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Joannes Narsius

*November 9th, 1580, Dordrecht †January 1st, 1637, Batavia

45

Matthäus Bacmeister

German physician

*September 28th, 1580, Rostock †January 7th, 1626, Lüneburg

73

Francesco Mochi

Italian sculptor (1580-1654)

*July 29th, 1580, Montevarchi †February 6th, 1654, Rome

78

Charles Annibal Fabrot

French lawyer

*September 15th, 1580, Aix-en-Provence †January 16th, 1659, Aix-en-Provence

21

August of Brandenburg

(1580-1601)

*February 16th, 1580, Halle (Saale) †May 3rd, 1601, Old Cölln

71

Salomon Hirzel

Swiss politician, 1580 - 1652

*August 8th, 1580, Zürich †June 24th, 1652, Zürich

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Leap year

Yes: 1580 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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