December 13th, 1609

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Born on December 13th, 1609 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 13th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 13th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1609)

Born on December 13th, 1609

Weekday

Sunday

December 13th, 1609 was a Sunday.

Age

414

People born on December 13th, 1609 will turn 415 this year (2024), in exactly 230 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1609 - December 21st, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 654 days, exactly on February 10th, 2026, people who were born on December 13th, 1609 will be 152,000 days old!

151,346 Days

21,620 Weeks

4,972 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on December 13th, 1609

Isbrand van Diemerbroeck

Physician

*December 13th, 1609, Montfoort †November 16th, 1674, Utrecht

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

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

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

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

Werner von Siemens

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

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

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

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

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

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

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

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

Heinrich Heine

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

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

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

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

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735

*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, Beijing

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

*December 13th, 1928, Chemnitz †November 2nd, 2023, Berlin

Satya Bhabha

British actor

*December 13th, 1983, London

Same year
Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Henrietta Maria of France

Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I

*November 25th, 1609, Paris †September 10th, 1669, Colombes

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

John II Casimir Vasa

King of Poland (1648–1668)

*March 22nd, 1609, Kraków †December 16th, 1672, Nevers

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

German painter in the Baroque style (1609-1684)

*March 23rd, 1609, Biberach an der Riss †July 12th, 1684, Augsburg

Giovanni Bona

Catholic cardinal

*October 10th, 1609, Mondovì †October 28th, 1674, Rome

Josias von Rantzou

Danish military, marshal of France

*October 18th, 1609, Bothkamp †September 14th, 1650, Paris

Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)

*October 19th, 1609, Wigan †September 10th, 1676, London

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Nicolas Fiva

Swiss mathematician

*August 15th, 1609, Fribourg †January 1st, 1640, Hangzhou

Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat

Italian princess of the House of Gonzaga (1609-1660)

*July 29th, 1609, Mantua †August 14th, 1660, Mantua

Václav Eusebius František, Prince of Lobkowicz

Czech hofmeister and nobleman (1609-1677)

*January 30th, 1609, Prague †April 22nd, 1677, Roudnice nad Labem

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 13th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIII.XII.MDCIX

13.12.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
December 1609

December 1609

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December 13th, 1609

Born on December 13th, 1609

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 151,000 days old!

151,346 Days

21,620 Weeks

4,972 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 13th?

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.

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.

Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law.

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.

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.

An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.

American Civil War: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside suffered severe casualties against entrenched Confederate defenders at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia.

Dartmouth College was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire.

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.

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.

Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.

Napoleonic Wars: While transporting supplies to Guadeloupe, French commodore François Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean captured the British frigate HMS Junon.

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.

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.

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

Born on December 13th, 1609

Physician

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 13th

St Antiochus of Sulcis

St Judoc aka St Joyce

St Lucy

St Odile of Alsace

Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians)

National Day (Saint Lucia)

Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)

Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (China)

Nusantara Day (Indonesia)

Republic Day (Malta)

Sailor's Day (Brazil)

Saint Lucia Day (mainly in Scandinavia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

13.12.1609

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Calendar
December 1609

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49		1	2	3	4	5	6
50	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
51	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
52	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
53	28	29	30	31