April 13th, 1599

Born on April 13th, 1599

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

April 13th, 2017

War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat.

April 13th, 2009

Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck debuted, and concluded on the same day in 2016.

April 13th, 1997

In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score.

April 13th, 1973

Catch a Fire, the landmark reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, was released.

April 13th, 1958

In the midst of the Cold War, American pianist Van Cliburn won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

April 13th, 1956

The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military commander of the religious sect Hòa Hảo, which ran a de facto state in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.

April 13th, 1953

The CIA began Project MKUltra, an illegal, covert human research program into mind control.

April 13th, 1946

Nakam, a Jewish organization seeking revenge for the Holocaust, attempted to poison thousands of SS prisoners at Langwasser internment camp, but did not kill anyone.

April 13th, 1943

The Neoclassical Jefferson Memorial (pictured) in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth.

April 13th, 1942

Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.

April 13th, 1849

During a closed session of the Diet of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth presented the Hungarian Declaration of Independence from the Habsburg monarchy.

April 13th, 1829

The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.

April 13th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey.

April 13th, 1742

The first performance of George Frideric Handel's celebrated oratorio Messiah took place in Dublin.

April 13th, 2024

Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.

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

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

24

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

83

Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

*April 13th, 1743, Shadwell †July 4th, 1826, Monticello

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

30

Kasper Antonsen

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1994, Aarhus

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

29

Uliana Podpalnaya

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1995, Barnaul

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1883, Cork †November 30th, 1947, Clontarf

69

Catherine de' Medici

Queen-consort and regent of France (1519-1589)

*April 13th, 1519, Florence †January 5th, 1589, Château de Blois

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

32

Duke John William of Saxe-Altenburg

Colonel in the Saxon army; titular Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Jülich-Cleves-Berg

*April 13th, 1600, Torgau †December 2nd, 1632, Brzeg

78

Al Green

American singer

*April 13th, 1946, Forrest City

61

Garry Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster and activist

*April 13th, 1963, Baku

49

Lou Bega

German singer

*April 13th, 1975, Munich

62

Mathias Hönerbach

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1962, Cologne

83

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

*April 13th, 1939, Brooklyn †July 25th, 2022, Jacksonville

42

Nellie McKay

American musician

*April 13th, 1982, London

74

Seamus Heaney

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer

*April 13th, 1939, Castledawson †August 30th, 2013, Dublin

56

Jeanne Balibar

French actress and singer

*April 13th, 1968, Paris

50

Martin Höllwarth

Ski jumper

*April 13th, 1974, Schwaz

46

Carles Puyol

Spanish association football player

*April 13th, 1978, La Pobla de Segur

Same year
Born in 1599

61

Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter (1599-1660)

*June 6th, 1599, Seville †August 6th, 1660, Madrid

59

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599–1658)

*April 25th, 1599, Huntingdon †September 3rd, 1658, Palace of Whitehall

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

*February 13th, 1599, Siena †May 22nd, 1667, Rome

67

Niels Trolle

Governor General of Norway

*October 27th, 1599, Ringkøbing †September 27th, 1667

67

Francesco Borromini

Italian architect from Ticino and leading figure in Roman Baroque architecture (1599-1667)

*September 25th, 1599, Bissone †August 2nd, 1667, Rome

42

Anthony van Dyck

Flemish Baroque artist (1599-1641)

*March 22nd, 1599, Antwerp †December 9th, 1641, London

61

Andrea Sacchi

Painter active in Rome (1599-1661)

*November 30th, 1599, Nettuno †June 21st, 1661, Rome

78

Pieter Codde

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1599-1678)

*December 11th, 1599, Amsterdam †October 12th, 1678, Amsterdam

67

Carlo de' Medici

Catholic cardinal

*March 19th, 1599, Florence †June 17th, 1666, Florence

72

Marie Guyart

French foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec

*October 28th, 1599, Tours †April 30th, 1672, Quebec City

64

Thomas Selle

German baroque composer

*March 23rd, 1599, Zörbig †July 2nd, 1663, Hamburg

56

Johan Wolfert van Brederode

Dutch politician (1599-1655)

*June 12th, 1599, Heusden †September 3rd, 1655, Kasteel Pietersheim

64

Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin

Scottish nobleman

*December 2nd, 1599, Edinburgh †December 21st, 1663

58

John Hilton the younger

English composer

*January 1st, 1599, Cambridge †March 1st, 1657, Westminster

55

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

Swedish queen 1620

*November 11th, 1599, Königsberg †March 18th, 1655, Stockholm

64

Cornelis de Graeff

Dutch Statesman, Amsterdam Regent (1599-1664)

*October 15th, 1599, Amsterdam †May 4th, 1664, Amsterdam

22

John Berchmans

Catholic Jesuit saint

*March 13th, 1599, Diest †August 13th, 1621, Rome

62

Abraham de Fabert

Marshal of France (1599-1662)

*October 11th, 1599, Metz †May 17th, 1662, Sedan

75

Hans Conrad Gyger

Swiss engineer

*July 22nd, 1599, Zürich †September 25th, 1674, Zürich

57

Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

*August 11th, 1599, Amberg †September 22nd, 1656, Bernburg

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