December 13th, 1590

Born on December 13th, 1590

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

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, 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 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, 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 Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean captured the British frigate HMS Junon.

December 13th, 2013

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, 2007

The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.

December 13th, 2003

Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

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

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

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

*December 13th, 1874, Augsburg †April 10th, 1954, Rome

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

56

Henry IV of France

King of France and Navarre; first French monarch of the House of Bourbon (1553-1610)

*December 13th, 1553, Château de Pau †May 14th, 1610, Paris

85

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

*December 13th, 1720, Venice †April 4th, 1806, Venice

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

63

William Drummond of Hawthornden

British writer 1585–1649

*December 13th, 1585, Midlothian †December 4th, 1649, Hawthornden Castle

67

Theophilus Jacobäer

German pharmacist (1591-1659)

*December 13th, 1591, Denkendorf †July 29th, 1659, Pirna

58

Heinrich Heine

German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)

*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, Paris

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

*December 13th, 1948, Washington, D.C.

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

43

Eric XIV of Sweden

Swedish king

*December 13th, 1533, Tre Kronor Castle †February 26th, 1577, Örbyhus

66

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1590

86

Clement X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676

*July 13th, 1590, Rome †July 22nd, 1676, Rome

27

Ahmed I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1590-1617) (r. 1603-1617)

*April 18th, 1590, Manisa †November 22nd, 1617, Istanbul

78

Johann Agricola

German author

*March 21st, 1590, Neuburg an der Donau †April 1st, 1668, Wrocław

51

Johann Matthäus Meyfart

German theologian and writer

*November 9th, 1590, Jena †January 26th, 1642, Erfurt

59

Manuel de Faria e Sousa

Portuguese writer and historian (1590-1649)

*March 18th, 1590, Pombeiro de Ribavizela †June 3rd, 1649, Madrid

86

Anne Clifford

Noblewoman; English countess (1590-1676)

*January 30th, 1590, Skipton Castle †March 22nd, 1676, Brougham Castle

70

Daniel Seghers

Flemish painter and Jesuit (1590-1661)

*December 3rd, 1590, Antwerp †November 2nd, 1661, Antwerp

68

Johannes Crocius

German protestant theologian

*July 28th, 1590, Bad Laasphe †July 1st, 1659, Marburg

59

Owen Roe O'Neill

Irish soldier

*January 1st, 1590, County Armagh †November 6th, 1649, Cavan

67

William Bradford

English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony (1590-1657)

*March 19th, 1590, Austerfield †May 9th, 1657, Plymouth Colony

433

María de Zayas

Spanish writer of the Golden Age

*September 12th, 1590, Madrid

59

Simon Vouet

French painter (1590-1649)

*January 9th, 1590, Paris †June 30th, 1649, Paris

30

Cosimo II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)

*May 12th, 1590, Florence †February 28th, 1621, Florence

69

Anna of Pomerania

Duchess-Consort of Croy and Havré

*October 3rd, 1590, Barth †July 7th, 1660, Słupsk

49

William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1627-1640)

*December 18th, 1590, Ottweiler †August 22nd, 1640, Metz

78

Samuel Braun

Swiss explorer (1590-1668)

*March 19th, 1590, Basel †July 31st, 1668, Basel

60

Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo

Portuguese noble (1590-1651)

*August 17th, 1590, Madrid †January 28th, 1651, Madrid

47

Werner Teschenmacher

German theologian (1590-1638)

*September 13th, 1590, Elberfeld †April 2nd, 1638, Xanten

74

Theodor von Reinkingk

German jurist

*March 10th, 1590, Ventspils †December 15th, 1664, Glückstadt

34

Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw

Austrian archduke

*August 7th, 1590, Graz †December 28th, 1624, Madrid

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