May 13th, 1721

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Born on May 13th, 1721 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 13th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 13th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1721)

Born on May 13th, 1721

Weekday

Tuesday

May 13th, 1721 was a Tuesday.

Age

302

People born on May 13th, 1721 will turn 303 this year (2024), in exactly 10 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1721 - May 21st, 1721

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 341 days, exactly on April 9th, 2025, people who were born on May 13th, 1721 will be 111,000 days old!

110,659 Days

15,808 Weeks

3,635 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 13th?

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Uzbekistan)

May 13th, 2005

Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.

May 13th, 2000

An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

May 13th, 1972

The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun battles between the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.

May 13th, 1969

Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of emergency and suspending the Parliament of Malaysia until 1971.

May 13th, 1958

US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.

May 13th, 1913

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.

May 13th, 1909

The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.

May 13th, 1861

The Australian astronomer John Tebbutt discovered the Great Comet of 1861, through the tail of which the Earth passed later that year.

May 13th, 1373

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language book written by a woman.

May 13th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

May 13th, 1945

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.

May 13th, 1943

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

May 13th, 1941

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

May 13th, 1940

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

May 13th, 1917

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

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

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

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

Christian Friedrich Exner

German architect

*May 13th, 1718, Lampertswalde †September 1st, 1798, Dresden

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

Alexis Clairaut

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)

*May 13th, 1713, Paris †May 17th, 1765, Paris

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

Pius IX

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

*May 13th, 1792, Senigallia †February 7th, 1878, Apostolic Palace

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

*May 13th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

Ronald Ross

British doctor, Nobel laureate, writer, and artist (1857 – 1932)

*May 13th, 1857, Almora †September 16th, 1932, London

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

Same year
Born in 1721

Tobias Smollett

18th-century poet and author from Scotland

*March 19th, 1721, Cardross †September 17th, 1771, Livorno

Madame de Pompadour

Chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)

*December 29th, 1721, Paris †April 15th, 1764, Versailles

Jean-Philippe Baratier

German scholar (1721-1740)

*January 19th, 1721, Schwabach †October 5th, 1740, Halle (Saale)

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

French statesman (1721-1794)

*December 6th, 1721, Paris †April 22nd, 1794, Paris

Roger Sherman

Early American lawyer and politician, Founding Father of the United States (1721-1793)

*April 19th, 1721, Newton †July 23rd, 1793, New Haven

John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1721-1767)

*January 8th, 1721, Rudolstadt †July 10th, 1767, Rudolstadt

Mark Akenside

English poet and physician

*November 9th, 1721, Newcastle upon Tyne †June 23rd, 1770, London

Domenico Corvi

Italian painter (1721-1803)

*September 16th, 1721, Viterbo †July 22nd, 1803, Rome

Christian Gotthelf von Gutschmid

German politician (1721-1798)

*December 12th, 1721, Kahren †December 30th, 1798, Dresden

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

German general

*February 3rd, 1721, Kalkar †August 27th, 1773, Oława

Franz Anton Knittel

German theologian

*April 3rd, 1721, Salzdahlum †December 10th, 1792, Wolfenbüttel

Johann Samuel Diterich

German Archdeacon and parson (1721-1797)

*January 1st, 1721, Berlin †January 1st, 1797, Berlin

Eliphalet Dyer

American judge and politician

*September 14th, 1721, Windham †May 13th, 1807, Windham

James Elphinston

British linguist

*December 6th, 1721, Edinburgh †October 8th, 1809

Friedrich Samuel Zickler

*November 14th, 1721, Rödigsdorf †April 23rd, 1779, Jena

Robert Strange

Scottish engraver

*July 14th, 1721, Kirkwall †July 5th, 1792, London

Bernardo Bellotto

Italian artist

*January 30th, 1721, Venice †November 17th, 1780, Warsaw

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford

British politician (1721-1803)

*August 4th, 1721, Swynnerton †October 26th, 1803, Trentham Gardens

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)

*August 19th, 1721, Tübingen †May 9th, 1768, Tübingen

Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

German noble (1721-1774)

*March 9th, 1721, Ribeauvillé †March 30th, 1774, Darmstadt

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 13th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIII.V.MDCCXXI

13.5.1721

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1721 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1721

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May 13th, 1721

Born on May 13th, 1721

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 110,000 days old!

110,659 Days

15,808 Weeks

3,635 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 13th?

Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.

An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun battles between the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.

Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of emergency and suspending the Parliament of Malaysia until 1971.

US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.

The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.

The Australian astronomer John Tebbutt discovered the Great Comet of 1861, through the tail of which the Earth passed later that year.

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language book written by a woman.

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

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

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

Same year Born in 1721

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 13th

Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)

Our Lady of Fátima

Gerard of Villamagna

Glyceria

John the Silent (Roman Catholic)

Julian of Norwich (Roman Catholic)

Frances Perkins (Episcopal Church (USA))

Servatius

May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Rotuma Day (Rotuma)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

13.5.1721

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!

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

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

Same year
Born in 1721

Calendar
May 1721

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18				1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
20	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
21	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
22	26	27	28	29	30	31