February 13th, 1660

Born on February 13th, 1660

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What happened on February 13th, 1660?

February 13th, 1660

With the accession of young Charles XI of Sweden, his regents begin negotiations to end the Second Northern War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XI_of_Sweden

February 13th, 1660

The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XI_of_Sweden

What else happened on February 13th?

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

February 13th, 2012

The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.

February 13th, 1991

Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.

February 13th, 1970

The English rock band Black Sabbath released their debut album, which is generally accepted as the first heavy metal album.

February 13th, 1961

Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured).

February 13th, 1960

African-American college students staged the first of the Nashville sit-ins (sign at protest pictured) at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of a nonviolent direct-action campaign to end racial segregation in the U.S.

February 13th, 1945

World War II: The Allies began a strategic bombing of Dresden, Germany, creating a lethal firestorm that killed tens of thousands of civilians.

February 13th, 1867

Work began on the covering of the Senne (pictured), burying the polluted main river of Brussels to allow for urban renewal in the centre of the city.

February 13th, 1692

Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.

February 13th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: The English Parliament passed the Declaration of Right, proclaiming Mary Stuart and her husband William of Orange as co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland.

February 13th, 1891

Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

February 13th, 1258

Siege of Baghdad: Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire, orders his army to sack and plunder the city of Baghdad, which they had just captured.

February 13th, 2021

A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.

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

Same year
Born in 1660

70

Daniel Defoe

English trader, writer, and journalist

*September 13th, 1660, Ward of Cripplegate †April 24th, 1731, Moorfields

67

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

92

Hans Sloane

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

*April 16th, 1660, Killyleagh †January 11th, 1753, Chelsea

62

Johann Kuhnau

German composer, organist and harpsichordist

*April 6th, 1660, Geising †June 5th, 1722, Leipzig

77

Victor-Marie d'Estrées

Duke of Estrées

*November 30th, 1660, Paris †December 27th, 1737, Paris

34

Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1660-1694)

*March 6th, 1660, Modena †September 6th, 1694, Sassuolo

66

Jakob Prandtauer

Austrian architect (1660-1726)

*January 1st, 1660, Stanz bei Landeck †September 16th, 1726, St. Pölten

57

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

British diplomat; (1660-1718)

*July 24th, 1660, England †February 1st, 1718, Charing Cross

15

George William, Duke of Liegnitz

Duke of Legnica; last duke from the House of Piast

*September 29th, 1660, Oława †November 21st, 1675, Brzeg

44

Cornelis Dusart

Dutch painter (1660-1704)

*April 24th, 1660, Haarlem †October 1st, 1704, Haarlem

85

Hermann von der Hardt

German orientalist

*November 15th, 1660, Melle †February 28th, 1746, Helmstedt

29

Jan van Mieris

Dutch painter (1660-1690)

*June 17th, 1660, Leiden †March 17th, 1690, Rome

59

Arnold Houbraken

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1660-1719)

*March 28th, 1660, Dordrecht †October 14th, 1719, Amsterdam

82

Friedrich Hoffmann

German physician and chemist (1660–1742)

*February 19th, 1660, Halle (Saale) †November 12th, 1742, Halle (Saale)

64

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

*February 24th, 1660, Knowsley †November 14th, 1724, Huntingtower Castle

55

Stefano Maria Legnani

Italian painter (1660-1715)

*January 1st, 1660, Milan †January 1st, 1715, Bologna

83

André Campra

French composer and conductor (1660-1744)

*December 4th, 1660, Aix-en-Provence †June 29th, 1744, Versailles

53

Andreas Schlüter

Prussian baroque sculptor and architect

*April 30th, 1660, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1714, Saint Petersburg

61

Erdmann von Glasenapp

*February 16th, 1660, Wierzchowo †November 5th, 1721, Wierzchowo

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Leap year

Yes: 1660 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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