February 13th, 1699

Born on February 13th, 1699

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 118,000 days old!

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What 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 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, 1660

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

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.

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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

Born on February 13th, 1699

74

Johann Christian Seidel

German astronomer and theologian

*February 13th, 1699, Hof †June 18th, 1773, Hof

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

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

28

Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Badminton player

*February 13th, 1996, Bantul

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

30

Memphis Depay

Dutch association football player

*February 13th, 1994, Moordrecht

80

Stockard Channing

American actress (born 1944)

*February 13th, 1944, New York City

35

Julian Schieber

German football player

*February 13th, 1989, Backnang

72

Hans-Joachim Fuchtel

German politician

*February 13th, 1952, Sulz am Neckar

85

Beate Klarsfeld

French journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian

*February 13th, 1939, Berlin

64

Pierluigi Collina

Italian international football referee

*February 13th, 1960, Bologna

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

*February 13th, 1881, London †June 5th, 1965, Hampstead

79

Friedrich Christian Delius

German writer

*February 13th, 1943, Rome †May 30th, 2022, Berlin

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

*February 13th, 1599, Siena †May 22nd, 1667, Rome

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

50

Robbie Williams

British singer-songwriter (born 1974)

*February 13th, 1974, Stoke-on-Trent

77

Carol Lynley

American actress (1942–2019)

*February 13th, 1942, Manhattan †September 3rd, 2019, Pacific Palisades

74

Peter Gabriel

British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950)

*February 13th, 1950, Chobham

58

Susan Oliver

American actress, author, aviator (1932-1990)

*February 13th, 1932, New York City †May 10th, 1990, Woodland Hills

34

El Rubius

Spanish-Norwegian YouTuber and streamer

*February 13th, 1990, Mijas

Same year
Born in 1699

63

Françoise-Louise de Warens

Swiss baroness (1699-1762)

*March 31st, 1699, Vevey †July 29th, 1762, Chambéry

58

Osman III

Ottoman sultan

*January 2nd, 1699, Edirne †October 30th, 1757, Topkapı Palace

84

Johann Adolf Hasse

German composer, singer and teacher (1699-1783)

*March 25th, 1699, Bergedorf †December 16th, 1783, Venice

69

Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt

Roman Catholic bishop (1699-1768)

*January 13th, 1699, Brussels metropolitan area †August 20th, 1768, Plombières-les-Bains

62

Charles O'Brien, 6th Viscount Clare

Jacobite noble

*March 17th, 1699, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 9th, 1761, Montpellier

86

Hans Joachim von Zieten

Prussian general (1699-1786)

*May 14th, 1699, Fehrbellin †January 26th, 1786, Berlin

90

Étienne Jeaurat

Painter (1699-1789)

*February 9th, 1699, Paris †December 14th, 1789, Versailles

18

Anna Leszczyńska

Daughter of Stanislas Leszczynski, king of Poland

*May 25th, 1699, Trzebnica †June 20th, 1717, Zweibrücken

77

William Bowyer

18th-century English printer

*December 19th, 1699, London †November 13th, 1777, London

80

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

Painter from France (1699-1779)

*November 2nd, 1699, Paris †December 6th, 1779, Paris

46

Christian VI of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*November 30th, 1699, Copenhagen Castle †August 6th, 1746, Hirschholm Palace

57

Maria Josepha of Austria

Queen of Poland

*December 8th, 1699, Hofburg Palace †November 17th, 1757, Dresden

82

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal

Portuguese noble and diplomat (1699–1782)

*May 13th, 1699, Lisbon †May 8th, 1782, Pombal

54

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

German artist (1699-1753)

*February 17th, 1699, Krosno Odrzańskie †September 16th, 1753, Berlin

54

Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais

French admiral and colonial governor (1699-1753)

*February 11th, 1699, Saint-Malo †November 10th, 1753, Paris

68

Paul Gottlieb Werlhof

German physician

*March 24th, 1699, Helmstedt †July 26th, 1767, Hanover

63

Jakob Adlung

Organist

*January 14th, 1699, Bindersleben †July 5th, 1762, Erfurt

82

Friedrich Ludwig Abresch

Philologist

*December 29th, 1699, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †January 1st, 1782, Zwolle

79

Leonardus Offerhaus

German university professor, author and historian (1699-1779)

*November 18th, 1699, Hamm †October 18th, 1779, Groningen

77

Johann Georg von Langen

German politician (1699-1776)

*March 22nd, 1699, Oberstadt †May 25th, 1776, Jægersborg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1699 is a normal year and no leap year.

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