December 13th, 1656

Born on December 13th, 1656

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What happened on December 13th?

December 13th, 1577

Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.

December 13th, 1294

Saint Celestine V resigned the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

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 (pictured), 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 (campus pictured) 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, 2019

Jo Swinson (pictured) steps down as Leader of the Liberal Democrats after losing her seat in the 2019 general election making her tenure the shortest in the party's history.

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

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

Same year
Born in 1656

85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

*November 8th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich

66

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Sculptor and architect from Austria (1656-1723)

*July 20th, 1656, Graz †April 5th, 1723, Vienna

53

Sebastian Gercken

German politician

*June 15th, 1656, Magdeburg †February 8th, 1710, Lübeck

69

Nikita Demidov

Russian businessman (1656-1725)

*March 26th, 1656, Tula †November 17th, 1725, Tula

69

Nicolaas Hartsoeker

Dutch mathematician and physicist (1656-1725)

*March 26th, 1656, Gouda †December 10th, 1725, Utrecht

7

Guru Har Krishan

The eighth Sikh Guru

*July 7th, 1656, Kiratpur Sahib †March 30th, 1664, Delhi

71

José Antonio de Gaztañeta

Spanish admiral

*August 11th, 1656, Mutriku †February 5th, 1728, Madrid

88

Léon Potier de Gesvres

French archbishop (1656-1744)

*August 15th, 1656, Paris †November 12th, 1744, Versailles

30

Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg

Duches of Saxe-Altenburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt

*January 14th, 1656, Altenburg †January 22nd, 1686, Weißenfels

76

Claude de Forbin Gardane

Army soldier but also senior French naval officer, member of the noble house of Forbin, Forbin Gardane branch ; Admiral and General of the King of Siam

*August 6th, 1656, Gardanne †March 4th, 1733, Marseille

50

Luigi Omodei

Spanish Catholic cardinal

*May 20th, 1656, Madrid †August 18th, 1706, Rome

65

Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein

*May 28th, 1656, Wilfersdorf Castle †October 11th, 1721, Vienna

70

Jan Frans van Douven

Dutch painter (1656-1727)

*March 2nd, 1656, Roermond †January 1st, 1727, Düsseldorf

60

Anton Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Princely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony

*April 23rd, 1656, Munich †October 10th, 1716, Wermsdorf

75

Giacomo Serpotta

Sicilian Rococo sculptor and stuccoist

*March 10th, 1656, Palermo †February 26th, 1732, Palermo

78

Juan de Goyeneche

Spanish journalist (1656-1735)

*October 12th, 1656, Arizkun †April 12th, 1735, Nuevo Baztán

81

Benoît de Maillet

French naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)

*April 12th, 1656, Saint-Mihiel †January 30th, 1738, Marseille

66

Guillaume Dubois

French cardinal and politician (1656-1723)

*September 6th, 1656, Brive-la-Gaillarde †August 10th, 1723, Palace of Versailles

89

Nicolas de Largillière

French painter (1656–1746)

*October 10th, 1656, Paris †March 20th, 1746, Paris

64

John Leake

English naval officer and politician (1656-1720)

*July 4th, 1656, Rotherhithe †August 21st, 1720, Greenwich

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Leap year

Yes: 1656 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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