December 31st, 1613

Born on December 31st, 1613

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What happened on December 31st?

December 31st, 1950

Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces in the first of two battles at Wonju.

December 31st, 2010

28 tornadoes (one depicted) touched down in midwestern and southern United States, part of an outbreak that led to the deaths of nine people and large property damage.

December 31st, 1999

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin became acting president upon President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation.

December 31st, 1998

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro.

December 31st, 1993

Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.

December 31st, 1986

Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in United States history.

December 31st, 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake.

December 31st, 1965

Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

December 31st, 1961

RTÉ, Ireland's first television network, began broadcasting.

December 31st, 1909

The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges, opened to traffic.

December 31st, 1907

New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

December 31st, 1862

The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began with an engagement in which both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates in the American Civil War.

December 31st, 1857

Queen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa (pictured), then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada.

December 31st, 1775

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attack by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support.

December 31st, 1759

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum to the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and began brewing Guinness.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 31st?

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

65

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

49

Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos

67

Vaughan Jones

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist

*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville

70

James Remar

American actor

*December 31st, 1953, Boston

88

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

*December 31st, 1972, Le Puy-en-Velay

87

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian American businesswoman

*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City

82

Alex Ferguson

Scottish association football manager and player (born 1941)

*December 31st, 1941, Govan

80

Ben Kingsley

English actor

*December 31st, 1943, Snainton

38

Jan Smit

Dutch singer and TV presenter

*December 31st, 1985, Volendam

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66

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs (1613-1680)

*September 15th, 1613, Paris †March 17th, 1680, Paris

87

André Le Nôtre

French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France

*March 12th, 1613, Paris †September 15th, 1700, Paris

74

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

Empress dowager of Shunzhi Emperor, Qing Dynasty

*March 28th, 1613, Horqin †January 27th, 1688, Beijing

54

Mattias de' Medici

Italian noble (1613-1667)

*May 9th, 1613, Florence †October 11th, 1667, Siena

62

Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Field Marshal of Sweden (1613-1676)

*December 23rd, 1613, Uppsala †July 5th, 1676, Glowe

85

Mattia Preti

Italian painter (1613-1699)

*February 24th, 1613, Taverna †January 3rd, 1699, Valletta

33

Jean François Niceron

French cleric and mathematician

*July 5th, 1613, Paris †September 22nd, 1646, Aix-en-Provence

38

John Bernard, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*October 18th, 1613, Brake †June 10th, 1652, Detmold

83

Lambert Pietkin

Belgian conductor and composer

*June 22nd, 1613, Liège †September 16th, 1696, Liège

68

Gu Yanwu

Chinese philologist and geographer

*July 15th, 1613, Kunshan †February 15th, 1682

61

Gerrit Dou

Dutch painter (1613-1675)

*April 7th, 1613, Leiden †February 9th, 1675, Leiden

66

Johann Sebastian Mitternacht

German author and theologian

*March 30th, 1613, Hardisleben †July 25th, 1679, Zeitz

62

Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouëre

French governor (1613-1676)

*March 19th, 1613, Rochefort-sur-Loire †January 31st, 1676, Paris

28

John Ernest, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*June 13th, 1613, Schwarzenfels †January 12th, 1642, Hanau

36

Noël Chabanel

Jesuit missionary and martyr (1613-1649)

*February 2nd, 1613, Saugues †December 8th, 1649, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

57

Michael Conrad Hirt

German painter (1613-1671)

*June 4th, 1613, Bayreuth †April 25th, 1671, Bayreuth

41

Karol Ferdynand Vasa

Polish Prince-Bishop

*October 13th, 1613, Warsaw †May 9th, 1655, Wyszków

48

Christoph Bach

German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach (1613-1661)

*April 19th, 1613, Günthersleben-Wechmar †September 12th, 1661, Arnstadt

77

Isaac de Benserade

French writer

*November 5th, 1613, Lyons-la-Forêt †October 10th, 1691, Gentilly

51

William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Count of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1613–1664)

*August 7th, 1613, Arnhem †October 31st, 1664, Leeuwarden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1613 is a normal year and no leap year.

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