December 13th, 1677

Born on December 13th, 1677

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

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

56

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735

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

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

75

Werner von Siemens

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

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

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

85

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

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

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

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

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi

58

Heinrich Heine

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

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

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

56

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

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

75

Bernardo de' Dominici

Italian painter and art historian (1683-1759)

*December 13th, 1683, Naples †April 30th, 1759, Naples

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

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

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

94

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

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

66

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

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Born in 1677

69

Johann Heinrich von Heucher

German botanist and physicist (1677-1746)

*January 1st, 1677, Vienna †February 22nd, 1746, Dresden

88

Stanisław Leszczyński

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

*October 20th, 1677, Lviv †February 23rd, 1766, Lunéville

86

Benito Jerónimo Feijoo

Spanish monk and scholar

*October 8th, 1677, Casdemiro †September 26th, 1764, Oviedo

70

Christoph Heinrich Zeibich

German theologian

*June 28th, 1677, Espenhain †June 24th, 1748, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun

Austrian general and marshall

*August 27th, 1677, Sopron †February 18th, 1748, Sibiu

79

Just Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor (1677-1757)

*November 18th, 1677, Copenhagen †September 8th, 1757, Copenhagen

68

Guillaume Coustou the Elder

Sculptor from France (1677-1746)

*November 29th, 1677, Lyon †February 22nd, 1746, Paris

58

Johann Jacob Baier

German naturalist

*June 14th, 1677, Jena †July 14th, 1735, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

74

Sigismund von Kollonitz

Austrian cardinal

*January 1st, 1677, Vienna †January 1st, 1751, Vienna

34

Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble (1677-1712)

*July 13th, 1677, Halle (Saale) †March 16th, 1712, Weißenfels

76

Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn

German nobleman, diplomat and cellist (1677-1754)

*October 23rd, 1677, Mainz †September 22nd, 1754

69

Ulrik Kaas

Danish military personnel (1677-1746)

*October 4th, 1677, Hastrup †December 28th, 1746

79

Jacques Cassini

French astronomer

*February 18th, 1677, Paris †April 16th, 1756, Thury-sous-Clermont

83

Stephen Hales

British scientist (1677-1761)

*September 17th, 1677, France †January 4th, 1761, Teddington

74

Pietro Grimani

Doge of Venice (1677-1752)

*October 5th, 1677, Venice †March 7th, 1752, Venice

84

William Dummer

Lieutenant Governor of colonial Massachusetts, acting governor during Dummer's War, benefactor of The Governor's Academy

*October 10th, 1677, Boston †October 10th, 1761, Newbury

57

Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

German general

*May 24th, 1677, Berlin †September 3rd, 1734, Malchow

81

François Joseph Lagrange-Chancel

French dramatist

*January 1st, 1677, Razac †December 29th, 1758, Razac

68

Jean-Baptiste Morin

French composer

*February 2nd, 1677, Orléans †April 27th, 1745, Paris

46

Jan Santini Aichel

Czech architect and nobleman (1677-1723)

*February 3rd, 1677, Prague †December 7th, 1723, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1677 is a normal year and no leap year.

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