December 18th, 1813

Born on December 18th, 1813

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What happened on December 18th?

December 18th, 2017

An Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring sixty-five others.

December 18th, 2009

The Copenhagen Summit on climate change ended with the drafting of the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.

December 18th, 1979

Mohammad Mofatteh, an Iranian philosopher, was assassinated by the Furqan Group.

December 18th, 2023

A series of mass protests began in Belgrade, Serbia, alleging electoral irregularities in the Serbian parliament and Belgrade city assembly elections.

December 18th, 1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film and the only one to star George Lazenby, premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.

December 18th, 1966

Epimetheus, one of the moons of Saturn, was discovered, but was mistaken for Janus; it took twelve years to determine that they are two distinct objects sharing the same orbit.

December 18th, 1963

Ghanaian and other African students organized a protest in Moscow's Red Square in response to the alleged murder of medical student Edmund Assare-Addo.

December 18th, 1958

The United States launched SCORE (rocket pictured), the world's first communications satellite.

December 18th, 1939

Second World War: The Luftwaffe won a victory over the Royal Air Force in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, greatly influencing both sides' future aerial warfare strategy.

December 18th, 1932

Playing indoors at Chicago Stadium on a modified American football field, the Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans in the first playoff game of the National Football League.

December 18th, 1913

The Jew's Christmas, the first American film to include a rabbi as a character, was released.

December 18th, 1898

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (pictured) set the first official land speed record, averaging 63.16 km/h (39.245 mph) over 1 km (0.62 mi) in Achères, France.

December 18th, 1867

In Angola, New York, the last coach of a Lake Shore Railway train derailed, plunged 40 feet (12 m) down a gully, and caught fire, resulting in approximately 49 deaths.

December 18th, 1622

Portuguese forces and their Imbangala allies defeated the Kongo army at the Battle of Mbumbi.

December 18th, 1499

Muslims in Granada began a rebellion against their Castilian rulers in response to forced conversions to Catholicism.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 18th

Same year
Born in 1813

56

Otto Jahn

German classical philologist, archaeologist and musicologist (1813-1869)

*June 16th, 1813, Kiel †September 9th, 1869, Göttingen

87

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian composer of the Romantic Era

*April 10th, 1813, Le Roncole †January 27th, 1901, Milan

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

73

Ferdinand von Miller

German politician (1813–1887)

*October 18th, 1813, Fürstenfeldbruck †February 11th, 1887, Munich

70

August Fendler

American natural history collector (1813–1883)

*January 1st, 1813, Gusev †January 1st, 1883, Port of Spain

42

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)

*May 5th, 1813, Copenhagen †November 11th, 1855, Copenhagen

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

73

Henry Ward Beecher

American clergyman and activist (1813-1887)

*June 24th, 1813, Litchfield †March 8th, 1887, Brooklyn

74

Agostino Depretis

Italian politician (1813–1887)

*January 31st, 1813, Cava Manara †July 29th, 1887, Stradella

40

Frédéric Ozanam

French scholar (1813-1853)

*April 23rd, 1813, Milan †September 8th, 1853, Marseille

57

Karl Girardet

Swiss artist (1813-1871)

*May 7th, 1813, Le Locle †April 24th, 1871, Versailles

82

Daniel Pollen

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1813-1896)

*June 2nd, 1813, Dublin †May 18th, 1896

64

Claude Bernard

French physiologist (1813-1878)

*July 12th, 1813, Saint-Julien †February 10th, 1878, Paris

85

Henry Bessemer

British engineer (1813-1898)

*January 19th, 1813, Charlton †March 15th, 1898, London

87

Edmond de Selys Longchamps

Belgian politician and zoologist (1813–1900)

*May 25th, 1813, Paris †December 11th, 1900, Liège

68

Jørgen Moe

Norwegian folklorist, poet and bishop (1813–1882)

*April 22nd, 1813, Hole †March 27th, 1882, Kristiansand Municipality

56

Arthur Lutze

German homeopath

*June 1st, 1813, Unter den Linden †April 11th, 1870, Köthen

70

Antonio García Gutiérrez

Spanish writer (1813–1884)

*October 4th, 1813, Chiclana de la Frontera †August 26th, 1884, Madrid

77

Franz Miklosich

Austrian member of Empire parliament (Austria empire), lawyer and university educator (1813-1891)

*November 20th, 1813, Radomerščak †March 7th, 1891, Vienna

45

John Snow

English epidemiologist and physician

*March 15th, 1813, York †June 16th, 1858, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1813 is a normal year and no leap year.

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