November 13th, 1581

Born on November 13th, 1581

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 395 days, exactly on May 29th, 2025, people who were born on November 13th, 1581 will be 162,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 13th?

November 13th, 2015

Coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by the Islamic State killed 130 people and injured 413 others.

November 13th, 1992

The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented.

November 13th, 1985

Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried the town of Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.

November 13th, 1982

South Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, leading to significant rule changes in the sport.

November 13th, 1974

In Amityville, New York, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed the other six members of his family, later inspiring the book The Amityville Horror and the subsequent media franchise.

November 13th, 1966

The Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu in response to a Fatah land mine incident.

November 13th, 1963

A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party.

November 13th, 1940

Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.

November 13th, 1927

The Holland Tunnel (eastbound trip shown) opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River.

November 13th, 1914

Zaian War: Zaian Berber tribesmen routed French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

November 13th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Patriot forces captured Montreal without significant opposition as part of the Invasion of Quebec.

November 13th, 1642

First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex.

November 13th, 1002

King Æthelred II ordered the massacre of all Danes in England.

November 13th, 2015

Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.

November 13th, 2012

A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.

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

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

56

Johann Eck

1486 1543 German theologian

*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt

23

24kGoldn

American rapper and singer

*November 13th, 2000, San Francisco

34

Philip Welker

Badminton player

*November 13th, 1989, Ottweiler

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

22

Daiki Kajiwara

Badminton player

*November 13th, 2001, Fukuoka

82

Huang Xianfan

Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982)

*November 13th, 1899, Fusui County †January 18th, 1982, Guilin

44

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

*November 13th, 1850, Edinburgh †December 3rd, 1894, Vailima

69

Chris Noth

American actor

*November 13th, 1954, Madison

70

Frances Conroy

American actress

*November 13th, 1953, Monroe

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

69

Hartmut Schade

German association football player and manager

*November 13th, 1954, Radeberg

87

Linda Christian

Mexican actress (1923–2011)

*November 13th, 1923, Tampico †July 22nd, 2011, Palm Desert

54

Gerard Butler

Scottish actor and film producer (born 1969)

*November 13th, 1969, Paisley

58

Ignacio Manuel Altamirano

Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834-1893)

*November 13th, 1834, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 13th, 1893, Sanremo

52

Noah Hathaway

American actor and a former teen idol (born 1971)

*November 13th, 1971, Los Angeles

70

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

President of Mexico since 2018

*November 13th, 1953, Tepetitán

79

Hermione Baddeley

British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986)

*November 13th, 1906, Broseley †August 19th, 1986, Los Angeles

67

Richard Mulligan

American actor (1932-2000)

*November 13th, 1932, The Bronx †September 26th, 2000, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1581

79

Vincent de Paul

French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)

*April 24th, 1581, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul †September 27th, 1660, Paris

74

Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*January 30th, 1581, Old Cölln †June 9th, 1655, Bayreuth

75

James Ussher

Archbishop of Armagh (1581-1656)

*January 4th, 1581, Dublin †March 21st, 1656, Reigate

69

Camillo II Gonzaga

(1581-1650)

*May 25th, 1581, Novellara †November 8th, 1650, Novellara

81

Wolfgang Kilian

German engraver (1581-1662 or 1663)

*May 10th, 1581, Augsburg †February 18th, 1663, Augsburg

56

Claude Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac

French mathematician (1581-1638)

*October 9th, 1581, Bourg-en-Bresse †February 26th, 1638, Bourg-en-Bresse

58

Juan Ruiz de Alarcón

Spanish writer, from New Spain

*January 1st, 1581, Taxco de Alarcón †August 4th, 1639, Madrid

59

Domenichino

Italian painter (1581-1641)

*October 21st, 1581, Bologna †April 15th, 1641, Naples

53

Johann Staden

German Baroque organist and composer

*July 2nd, 1581, Nuremberg †November 15th, 1634, Nuremberg

57

Christen Friis

Danish politician

*November 4th, 1581, Krastrup †October 1st, 1639, Copenhagen

62

Tobias Adami

German philosopher

*August 30th, 1581, Werda †November 29th, 1643, Weimar

65

Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt

Archbishop of Mainz

*November 30th, 1581, Speyer †January 1st, 1647, Frankfurt

69

Stephan Tököly

1581 - 8 Sep 1651

*December 12th, 1581, Kežmarok †November 8th, 1651, Kežmarok

56

Jeremias Drexel

German Jesuit

*August 15th, 1581, Augsburg †April 19th, 1638, Munich

61

Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach

Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach (1581-1643)

*December 26th, 1581, Darmstadt †April 28th, 1643, Butzbach

16

Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria

Austrian archduchess

*March 22nd, 1581, Graz †September 20th, 1597, Graz

60

Hedwig of Denmark

Electress consort of Saxony (1581-1641)

*August 5th, 1581, Frederiksborg Palace †November 26th, 1641, Castle Lichtenburg

69

Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1581-1651)

*December 9th, 1581, Antwerp †September 28th, 1651, Landsberg Castle

66

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Dutch historian and writer

*March 15th, 1581, Amsterdam †May 21st, 1647, The Hague

65

Louis Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*June 27th, 1581, Rudolstadt †November 4th, 1646, Rudolstadt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1581 is a normal year and no leap year.

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