February 13th, 1760

Born on February 13th, 1760

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 96,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1760

70

Samuel W. Dana

United States lawyer and politician (1760-1830)

*February 13th, 1760, Wallingford †July 21st, 1830, Middletown

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Who's birthday is on February 13th?

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

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

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

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

28

Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Badminton player

*February 13th, 1996, Bantul

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

30

Memphis Depay

Dutch association football player

*February 13th, 1994, Moordrecht

80

Stockard Channing

American actress (born 1944)

*February 13th, 1944, New York City

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

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

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

35

Julian Schieber

German football player

*February 13th, 1989, Backnang

64

Pierluigi Collina

Italian international football referee

*February 13th, 1960, Bologna

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

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

79

Friedrich Christian Delius

German writer

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

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

58

Susan Oliver

American actress, author, aviator (1932-1990)

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

74

Peter Gabriel

British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950)

*February 13th, 1950, Chobham

34

El Rubius

Spanish-Norwegian YouTuber and streamer

*February 13th, 1990, Mijas

93

Margaretta Scott

British actor (1912-2005)

*February 13th, 1912, London †April 15th, 2005, London

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Born in 1760

88

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese artist (1760-1849)

*October 31st, 1760, Honjo †May 10th, 1849, Asakusa

63

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien

Prussian general

*September 15th, 1760, Potsdam †February 20th, 1824, Berlin

36

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)

*November 23rd, 1760, Saint-Quentin †May 27th, 1797, Vendôme

64

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)

*October 17th, 1760, Paris †May 19th, 1825, Paris

68

Leo XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829

*August 2nd, 1760, Genga †February 10th, 1829, Rome

34

Alexandre de Beauharnais

French general; president of the National Constituent Assembly in 1791

*May 28th, 1760, Fort-de-France †July 23rd, 1794, Paris

71

Richard Allen

Minister, educator, writer (1760-1831)

*February 14th, 1760, Philadelphia †March 26th, 1831, Philadelphia

62

Michael Leib

American politician (1760-1822)

*January 8th, 1760, Philadelphia †December 8th, 1822, Philadelphia

42

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg

German composer

*January 10th, 1760, Lauda-Königshofen †January 27th, 1802, Stuttgart

85

David Heinrich Hoppe

German botanist (1760-1846)

*December 15th, 1760, Bruchhausen-Vilsen †August 1st, 1846, Regensburg

61

Jonas Rein

Norwegian priest, writer and politician (1760-1821)

*January 30th, 1760, Sunndal Municipality †November 21st, 1821, Bergen

69

William Payne

English painter and etcher (1760-1830)

*March 4th, 1760, London †January 1st, 1830, London

80

Anton Hasenhut

Austrian actor

*June 1st, 1760, Novi Sad †February 6th, 1841, Vienna

73

Oliver Wolcott

United States federal judge; second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1760-1833)

*January 11th, 1760, Litchfield †June 1st, 1833, New York City

78

Tomaž Dolinar

(1760-1839)

*December 12th, 1760, Dorfarje †February 15th, 1839, Vienna

78

Francisco Javier Venegas

Spanish noble and general

*January 1st, 1760, Zafra †January 1st, 1838, Madrid

58

Joseph Ludwig Colmar

German bishop (1760-1818)

*June 22nd, 1760, Strasbourg †December 15th, 1818, Mainz

76

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

French army officer (1760-1836)

*May 10th, 1760, Lons-le-Saunier †June 26th, 1836, Choisy-le-Roi

86

Thomas Clarkson

English abolitionist (1760-1846)

*March 28th, 1760, Wisbech †September 26th, 1846, Playford Hall

82

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

British politician (1760-1842)

*June 20th, 1760, Meath †September 26th, 1842, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Leap year

Yes: 1760 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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