December 13th, 1584

Born on December 13th, 1584

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What happened on December 13th?

December 13th, 1577

Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.

December 13th, 1294

Saint Celestine V resigned the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

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 (pictured), 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 (campus pictured) 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, 2019

Jo Swinson (pictured) steps down as Leader of the Liberal Democrats after losing her seat in the 2019 general election making her tenure the shortest in the party's history.

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

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

Same year
Born in 1584

26

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)

*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

63

Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau

Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)

*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague

68

Georg Rudolf Weckherlin

German poet

*September 15th, 1584, Stuttgart †February 13th, 1653, London

65

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

English courtier and politician (1584-1650)

*October 10th, 1584, Wilton House †January 23rd, 1650, Westminster

62

Matthias Gallas

Italian-Austrian nobleman and professional soldier

*September 16th, 1584, Trento †April 25th, 1647, Vienna

63

Caspar Barlaeus

Dutch polymath (1584-1648)

*February 12th, 1584, Antwerp †January 14th, 1648, Amsterdam

43

Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1584-1628)

*August 11th, 1584, Langenburg †January 29th, 1628, Weikersheim

55

Michael Altenburg

German composer

*May 27th, 1584, Alach †February 12th, 1640, Erfurt

70

Francisco Correa de Araujo

Spanish organist and composer

*September 16th, 1584, Seville †October 31st, 1654, Segovia

82

Grégoire de Saint-Vincent

Jesuit, mathematician

*September 8th, 1584, Bruges †January 27th, 1667, Ghent

73

Diederich von dem Werder

German translator

*January 17th, 1584, Gröbzig †December 18th, 1657, Görzig

54

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg

Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden

*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1638, Västerås Town

54

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Italian painter (1584–1638)

*January 1st, 1584, Voltri †August 18th, 1638, Genoa

55

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English Earl

*August 13th, 1584, Saffron Walden †June 3rd, 1640, Charing Cross

69

John Selden

English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)

*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1584 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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