April 13th, 1784

Born on April 13th, 1784

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

April 13th, 2017

War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat.

April 13th, 2009

Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck debuted, and concluded on the same day in 2016.

April 13th, 1997

In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score.

April 13th, 1973

Catch a Fire, the landmark reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, was released.

April 13th, 1958

In the midst of the Cold War, American pianist Van Cliburn won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

April 13th, 1956

The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military commander of the religious sect Hòa Hảo, which ran a de facto state in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.

April 13th, 1953

The CIA began Project MKUltra, an illegal, covert human research program into mind control.

April 13th, 1946

Nakam, a Jewish organization seeking revenge for the Holocaust, attempted to poison thousands of SS prisoners at Langwasser internment camp, but did not kill anyone.

April 13th, 1943

The Neoclassical Jefferson Memorial (pictured) in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth.

April 13th, 1942

Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.

April 13th, 1849

During a closed session of the Diet of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth presented the Hungarian Declaration of Independence from the Habsburg monarchy.

April 13th, 1829

The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.

April 13th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey.

April 13th, 1742

The first performance of George Frideric Handel's celebrated oratorio Messiah took place in Dublin.

April 13th, 2024

Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.

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

Born on April 13th, 1784

93

Friedrich Graf von Wrangel

Field Marshal of Prussia (1784-1877)

*April 13th, 1784, Szczecin †November 2nd, 1877, Berlin

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83

Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

*April 13th, 1743, Shadwell †July 4th, 1826, Monticello

24

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

30

Kasper Antonsen

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1994, Aarhus

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

29

Uliana Podpalnaya

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1995, Barnaul

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1883, Cork †November 30th, 1947, Clontarf

60

Thomas Lawrence

English portrait painter (1769–1830)

*April 13th, 1769, Bristol †January 7th, 1830, London

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

78

Al Green

American singer

*April 13th, 1946, Forrest City

65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

61

Garry Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster and activist

*April 13th, 1963, Baku

49

Lou Bega

German singer

*April 13th, 1975, Munich

83

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

*April 13th, 1939, Brooklyn †July 25th, 2022, Jacksonville

62

Mathias Hönerbach

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1962, Cologne

74

Seamus Heaney

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer

*April 13th, 1939, Castledawson †August 30th, 2013, Dublin

42

Nellie McKay

American musician

*April 13th, 1982, London

56

Jeanne Balibar

French actress and singer

*April 13th, 1968, Paris

86

Ludwig von Ficker

Austrian publisher and writer

*April 13th, 1880, Munich †March 20th, 1967, Innsbruck

50

Martin Höllwarth

Ski jumper

*April 13th, 1974, Schwaz

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Born in 1784

65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C.

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip

48

Marie-Antoine Carême

French chef

*June 8th, 1784, Paris †January 12th, 1833, Paris

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

64

Thomas Robert Bugeaud

Marshal of France (1784-1849)

*October 15th, 1784, Limoges †June 10th, 1849, Paris

62

Gabriel Lory

Swiss painter

*June 21st, 1784, Bern †August 25th, 1846, Bern

48

Ferdinand VII of Spain

King of Spain (1784–1833) (r. 1808; 1813–1833)

*October 14th, 1784, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †September 29th, 1833, Madrid

53

Ferdinand Ries

German composer

*November 28th, 1784, Bonn †January 13th, 1838, Frankfurt

61

Friedrich Bessel

German astronomer and mathematician

*July 22nd, 1784, Minden †March 17th, 1846, Königsberg

83

Carlo Filangieri

Italian soldier and politician (1784-1867)

*May 10th, 1784, Cava de' Tirreni †October 9th, 1867, Portici

69

Frederick Adam

British Army general

*June 17th, 1784, Scotland †August 17th, 1853, London

76

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

British politician (1784-1860)

*January 28th, 1784, Edinburgh †December 14th, 1860, London

18

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia

Russian grand duchess (1784-1803)

*December 24th, 1784, Saint Petersburg †September 24th, 1803, Ludwigslust

75

Jérôme Bonaparte

Napoleon I's brother (1784–1860)

*November 15th, 1784, Ajaccio †June 24th, 1860, château de Vilgénis

70

Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet

English colonial official, Governor of Bombay (1784-1854)

*June 21st, 1784, Plymouth †September 19th, 1854, London

73

Andrew Stevenson

American politician (1784-1857)

*January 21st, 1784, Culpeper County †January 25th, 1857, Albemarle County

68

Johan Gunder Adler

Danish civil servant (1784-1852)

*March 5th, 1784, Copenhagen †May 26th, 1852, Hof

79

Leo von Klenze

German architect and painter (1784–1864)

*February 29th, 1784, Schladen †January 26th, 1864, Munich

57

Allan Cunningham

Scottish poet and author (1784–1842)

*December 7th, 1784, Keir †October 30th, 1842, London

65

Peter De Wint

English landscape painter (1784-1849)

*January 21st, 1784, Stone †January 30th, 1849, London

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Public holidays on April 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Songkran) which are celebrated on April 13th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1784 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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