April 13th, 1602

Born on April 13th, 1602

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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

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, Bensonhurst †July 25th, 2022, Jacksonville

42

Nellie McKay

American musician

*April 13th, 1982, London

56

Jeanne Balibar

French actress and singer

*April 13th, 1968, Paris

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

50

Martin Höllwarth

Ski jumper

*April 13th, 1974, Schwaz

46

Carles Puyol

Spanish association football player

*April 13th, 1978, La Pobla de Segur

69

Alfred Wiedensohler

German physicist

*April 13th, 1955, Jülich

Same year
Born in 1602

58

Cardinal Mazarin

French cardinal and statesman

*July 14th, 1602, Pescina †March 9th, 1661, Vincennes

78

Athanasius Kircher

German Jesuit scholar

*May 2nd, 1602, Geisa †November 28th, 1680, Rome

63

Mary of Jesus of Ágreda

Spanish mystic nun

*April 2nd, 1602, Ágreda †May 24th, 1665, Ágreda

59

Andreas Kunad

German theologian

*August 5th, 1602, Döbeln †March 15th, 1662, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

83

Otto von Guericke

German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)

*November 20th, 1602, Magdeburg †May 11th, 1686, Hamburg

73

John Lightfoot

English churchman, rabbinical scholar (1602–1675)

*March 29th, 1602, Stoke-on-Trent †December 6th, 1675, Ely

49

Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

Regent of Hesse-Kassel (1602-1651)

*January 29th, 1602, Hanau †August 8th, 1651, Kassel

41

William Chillingworth

British churchman (1602-1644)

*October 12th, 1602, Oxford †January 30th, 1644, Chichester

61

Jakob Weller

German theologian

*December 5th, 1602, Markneukirchen †July 6th, 1664, Dresden

79

William Lilly

English astrologer (1602–1681)

*May 11th, 1602, Diseworth †June 9th, 1681, Hersham

73

Francesco Cavalli

Italian composer (1602–1676)

*February 14th, 1602, Crema †January 14th, 1676, Venice

41

Elisabeth of France

Queen consort of Spain (1602-1644)

*November 22nd, 1602, Fontainebleau †October 6th, 1644, Madrid

72

Philippe de Champaigne

French painter (1602–1674)

*May 26th, 1602, City of Brussels †August 12th, 1674, Paris

83

Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo

Peruvian nun

*July 26th, 1602, Arequipa †January 10th, 1686, Arequipa

76

Jacques de Billy

French mathematician (1602-1679)

*March 18th, 1602, Compiègne †January 14th, 1679, Dijon

31

Agnes of Jesus

Roman Catholic nun (1602-1634)

*November 17th, 1602, Le Puy-en-Velay †October 19th, 1634, Langeac

61

Gaspar Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia

Noble

*August 2nd, 1602, Valladolid †January 1st, 1664, Dueñas

72

Kanō Tan'yū

Japanese artist (1602-1674)

*March 4th, 1602, Kyoto †November 4th, 1674, Edo

65

Hans Jakob Ulrich

(1602-1668)

*April 8th, 1602, Zürich †February 22nd, 1668, Zürich

73

Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

Regent of Orange (1602-1675)

*August 31st, 1602, Braunfels †September 8th, 1675, The Hague

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Songkran) which are celebrated on April 13th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1602 is a normal year and no leap year.

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