February 13th, 1701

Born on February 13th, 1701

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1701

74

Vittoria Tesi

Italian opera singer and music teacher (1701-1775)

*February 13th, 1701, Florence †May 9th, 1775, Vienna

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 1701

42

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)

*November 27th, 1701, Uppsala †April 25th, 1744, Uppsala

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

*May 10th, 1701, Paris †February 17th, 1781, Paris

73

Charles Marie de La Condamine

French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (1701-1774)

*January 28th, 1701, Paris †February 4th, 1774, Paris

74

François Rebel

French composer

*June 19th, 1701, Paris †November 7th, 1775, Paris

49

Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

English patron of cricket (1701-1750)

*May 18th, 1701, Chichester †August 8th, 1750, Godalming

53

Christian Ludwig von Loewenstern

German artist, 1701-1754

*August 10th, 1701, Darmstadt †October 15th, 1754, Darmstadt

58

Felix Anton Scheffler

German painter (1701-1760)

*August 29th, 1701, Mainburg †January 10th, 1760, Prague

41

François-Joseph Hunauld

French anatomist; (1701-1742)

*February 24th, 1701, Châteaubriant †December 15th, 1742, Paris

53

Fortunato da Brescia

(1701-1754)

*January 1st, 1701, Brescia †January 1st, 1754, Madrid

63

Richard Cooper

British engraver (1701-1764)

*January 1st, 1701, Yorkshire †January 1st, 1764, Edinburgh

76

Charles Le Beau

French historian

*October 18th, 1701, Paris †March 13th, 1778, Paris

83

Pietro Longhi

Italian painter (1701-1785)

*November 5th, 1701, Venice †May 8th, 1785, Venice

71

Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia

King of Sardinia (1730-1773)

*April 27th, 1701, Turin †February 20th, 1773, Turin

55

Maria Amalia of Austria

Czech queen (1701-1756)

*October 22nd, 1701, Vienna †December 11th, 1756, Nymphenburg Palace

58

Anna Magdalena Bach

Singer and the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach (1701-1760)

*December 22nd, 1701, Zeitz †February 27th, 1760, Leipzig

55

Thomas Blackwell

Scottish classical scholar and historian (1701-1757)

*August 4th, 1701, Aberdeen †March 6th, 1757, Edinburgh

84

Johann Jakob Moser

German jurist, publicist and researcher (1701-1785)

*January 18th, 1701, Stuttgart †September 30th, 1785, Stuttgart

70

Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

German prince (1701–1771)

*March 12th, 1701, Gotha †May 31st, 1771, Tonna

59

Christian Ludwig Liscow

German poet lawyer and writer (1701-1760)

*April 29th, 1701, Wittenburg †October 30th, 1760, Eilenburg

79

Ignatius of Laconi

Sardinian saint

*December 17th, 1701, Laconi †May 11th, 1781, Cagliari

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1701 is a normal year and no leap year.

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