December 13th, 1745

Born on December 13th, 1745

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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 1745

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

46

Maria Luisa of Spain

Empress Consort of the Holy Roman Empire

*November 24th, 1745, Portici †May 15th, 1792, Vienna

67

Benjamin Rush

American physician, educator, author

*December 24th, 1745, Byberry †April 19th, 1813, Philadelphia

83

Timothy Pickering

American statesman (1745-1829)

*July 17th, 1745, Salem †January 29th, 1829, Salem

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

56

Philipp Karl von Alvensleben

German politician and diplomat (1745-1802)

*December 16th, 1745, Hanover †October 21st, 1802, Berlin

80

Benedict Christian Vogel

Roman botanist (1745-1825)

*April 24th, 1745, Feuchtwangen †June 8th, 1825, Nuremberg

68

Henry James Pye

English Poet Laureate (1745-1813)

*February 20th, 1745, London †August 11th, 1813, Pinner

79

Charles Mannay

French priest (1745-1824)

*October 14th, 1745, Champeix †December 5th, 1824, Rennes

70

John Sevier

Soldier, frontiersman and politician (1745-1815)

*September 23rd, 1745, Rockingham County †September 24th, 1815, Alabama Territory

72

Georg Ernst Waldau

German church historian and theologian

*March 25th, 1745, Nuremberg †April 27th, 1817, Nuremberg

70

Francis Asbury

Methodist bishop in America (1745-1816)

*August 20th, 1745, Hamstead †March 31st, 1816, Spotsylvania County

74

Bodawpaya

1745-1819, sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma.

*March 11th, 1745, Shwebo †June 5th, 1819, Amarapura

84

Johann Wenzel Peter

Austrian painter (1745–1829)

*September 9th, 1745, Karlsbad (Baden) †December 28th, 1829, Rome

68

Gottfried Erich Rosenthal

German mathematician, naturalist and civil servant

*February 13th, 1745, Nordhausen †May 26th, 1813, Nordhausen

72

Barbara Schulthess

Swiss author

*October 5th, 1745, Zürich †April 12th, 1818, Zürich

35

Johann Anton Güldenstädt

Baltic German scientist (1745-1781)

*April 26th, 1745, Riga †March 23rd, 1781, Saint Petersburg

65

Jean-Baptiste Huet

French painter and textile designer (1745-1811)

*October 15th, 1745, Paris †August 27th, 1811, Paris

51

Domenico Pozzi

Swiss artist (1745-1796)

*August 3rd, 1745, Bruzella †November 2nd, 1796, Riva San Vitale

53

William Dawes

American militiaman (1745-1799)

*April 6th, 1745, Boston †February 25th, 1799, Marlborough

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No: With 365 days 1745 is a normal year and no leap year.

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