December 13th, 1684

Born on December 13th, 1684

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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 1684

43

Catherine I of Russia

The first Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

*April 5th, 1684, Krustpils †May 6th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

69

Ludvig Holberg

Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)

*December 3rd, 1684, Bergen †January 28th, 1754, Copenhagen

71

Francesco Durante

Italian composer

*March 31st, 1684, Frattamaggiore †September 30th, 1755, Naples

35

Maria Barbara Bach

First wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach

*October 20th, 1684, Gehren †July 7th, 1720, Köthen

66

Tokugawa Yoshimune

Japanese shogun (1684-1751)

*November 27th, 1684, Wakayama †July 12th, 1751

68

Johann Ludwig Kübel

German politician (1684-1753)

*September 21st, 1684, Heilbronn †September 7th, 1753, Heilbronn

79

Marco Benefial

Italian painter (1684-1764)

*April 25th, 1684, Rome †April 9th, 1764, Rome

67

Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels

2 Aug 1684 - 6 May 1752

*August 2nd, 1684, Weißenfels †May 6th, 1752, Slezské Rudoltice

60

Wilhelmine von Grävenitz

German noblewoman, favorite and royal mistress of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1684, Schwerin †October 21st, 1744, Berlin

65

Georg Engelhard Schröder

Swedish artist (1684-1750)

*May 31st, 1684, Stockholm †May 17th, 1750, Stockholm

82

Sante Veronese

Italian cardinal

*March 4th, 1684, Venice †February 1st, 1767, Padua

67

Samuel von Schmettau

Prussian field marshal

*March 24th, 1684, Berlin †August 18th, 1751, Berlin

65

Matthias Bel

Slovak and Hungarian poet, philosopher, geographer, educator, writer and scientist (1684-1749)

*March 22nd, 1684, Očová †August 29th, 1749, Bratislava

53

Francisco Solano de Luque

Researcher

*November 10th, 1684, Montilla †March 30th, 1738, Antequera

70

Giovanni Biagio Amico

Italian architect and theologian (1684-1754)

*February 3rd, 1684, Trapani †September 3rd, 1754, Trapani

51

Justus van Effen

Dutch writer

*February 21st, 1684, Utrecht †September 18th, 1735, 's-Hertogenbosch

80

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath

English politician (1684-1764)

*March 22nd, 1684, Leicestershire †July 7th, 1764, Madrid

74

Adam Otto von Viereck

German politician (1684-1758)

*March 10th, 1684, Wattmannshagen †July 11th, 1758, Buch

60

Christoph Starke

German theologian

*March 10th, 1684, Bad Freienwalde †December 12th, 1744, Drezdenko

53

Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg from 1733 to 1737

*January 24th, 1684, Stuttgart †March 12th, 1737, Ludwigsburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1684 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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