December 13th, 1752

Born on December 13th, 1752

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 13th?

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, 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 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, 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 Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean captured the British frigate HMS Junon.

December 13th, 2013

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, 2007

The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.

December 13th, 2003

Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

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

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

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

*December 13th, 1874, Augsburg †April 10th, 1954, Rome

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

85

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

*December 13th, 1720, Venice †April 4th, 1806, Venice

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

58

Heinrich Heine

German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)

*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, Paris

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

73

Giuseppe Avanzini

Italian mathematician and physicist (1753-1827)

*December 13th, 1753, Gaino †June 18th, 1827, Padua

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

*December 13th, 1948, Washington, D.C.

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

56

Henry IV of France

King of France and Navarre; first French monarch of the House of Bourbon (1553-1610)

*December 13th, 1553, Château de Pau †May 14th, 1610, Paris

48

Jan Adam Galina

Czech conductor and composer

*December 13th, 1724, Cítoliby †January 5th, 1773, Cítoliby

94

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

*December 13th, 1928, Chemnitz †November 2nd, 2023, Berlin

63

Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*December 13th, 1818, Lexington †July 16th, 1882, Springfield

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57

Johannes von Müller

Swiss historian (1752–1809)

*January 3rd, 1752, Schaffhausen †May 29th, 1809, Kassel

80

Muzio Clementi

Italian-born English composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer

*January 23rd, 1752, Rome †March 10th, 1832, Evesham

68

Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville

Marshal of France (1752-1821)

*May 10th, 1752, Champignol-lez-Mondeville †April 23rd, 1821, Paris

70

Nicolas Coquiart

Belgian doctor and politician

*October 11th, 1752, Ath †September 23rd, 1823, Binche

87

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)

*May 11th, 1752, Gotha †January 22nd, 1840, Göttingen

80

Philip Freneau

American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor (1752-1832)

*January 2nd, 1752, New York City †December 18th, 1832, Freehold

47

Jeongjo of Joseon

22nd King of Joseon (r. 1776–1800)

*September 22nd, 1752, Changgyeonggung †June 28th, 1800, Changgyeonggung

80

Adrien-Marie Legendre

French mathematician (1752–1833)

*September 18th, 1752, Paris †January 9th, 1833, Paris

66

Pascal Antoine Fiorella

French general

*February 7th, 1752, Ajaccio †March 3rd, 1818, Ajaccio

94

Johann Philipp Bach

German painter and musician (1752-1846)

*August 5th, 1752, Meiningen †November 2nd, 1846, Meiningen

17

Thomas Chatterton

English poet and forger (1752-1770)

*November 20th, 1752, Chatterton's House †August 24th, 1770, London

60

Carl Stenborg

Swedish opera singer (1752-1813)

*September 8th, 1752, Stockholm †August 1st, 1813, Djurgården

55

Carl Friedrich Cramer

German writer, translator and musicologist (1752-1807)

*March 7th, 1752, Quedlinburg †December 8th, 1807, Paris

59

Matsumura Goshun

Japanese artist (1752-1811)

*April 28th, 1752, Heian-kyō †September 4th, 1811, Heian-kyō

57

François Cabarrus, 1st Count of Cabarrús

Spanish financier (1752-1810)

*October 8th, 1752, Bayonne †April 27th, 1810, Seville

65

David Hall

American lawyer and politician from Delaware

*January 4th, 1752, Lewes †September 18th, 1817, Lewes

51

Charles Broche

French composer (1752-1803)

*February 20th, 1752, Rouen †September 30th, 1803, Rouen

90

Nathaniel Chipman

United States federal judge (1752-1843)

*November 15th, 1752, Salisbury †February 13th, 1843, Tinmouth

45

Louis Legendre

French politician (1752-1797)

*May 22nd, 1752, Versailles †December 13th, 1797, Paris

81

Andrew Fournet

Founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Cross

*December 6th, 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé †May 13th, 1834, La Puye

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Leap year

Yes: 1752 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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