December 13th, 1822

Born on December 13th, 1822

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

Born on December 13th, 1822

90

Pierre-Louis Pierson

French photographer

*December 13th, 1822, Hinckange †March 22nd, 1913, Paris

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75

Werner von Siemens

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

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

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

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

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

63

Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865

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

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

58

Heinrich Heine

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

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

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

85

Carlo Gozzi

Italian playwright (1720-1806)

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

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

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

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

76

Arthur Hill Hassall

British physician (1817-1894)

*December 13th, 1817, Teddington †April 9th, 1894, Sanremo

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

64

Emil Anneke

German revolutionary and American journalist, lawyer, and politician (1823-1888)

*December 13th, 1823, Dortmund †October 27th, 1888, Bay City

94

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

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

66

Steve Buscemi

American actor

*December 13th, 1957, Brooklyn

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Born in 1822

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

72

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

*December 27th, 1822, Dole †September 28th, 1895, Saint-Cloud

72

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

63

Ulysses S. Grant

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*April 27th, 1822, Point Pleasant †July 23rd, 1885, Wilton

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 22nd, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

79

Agnes von Auer

German writer

*December 22nd, 1822, Königsberg †July 7th, 1902, Königsberg

62

Victor Massé

French composer

*March 7th, 1822, Lorient †July 5th, 1884, Paris

73

Gabriel Milin

French politician (1822-1895)

*September 3rd, 1822, Saint-Pol-de-Léon †December 27th, 1895, Île-de-Batz

88

Francis Galton

English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist (*1822 – †1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

66

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

78

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (1822-1901)

*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, Paris

65

Matthew Arnold

British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)

*December 24th, 1822, Laleham †April 15th, 1888, Liverpool

90

Frédéric Passy

French economist and statesman (1822-1912)

*May 20th, 1822, Paris †June 12th, 1912, Neuilly-sur-Seine

80

Ludwig Hammers

German politician (1822-1902)

*March 4th, 1822, Wassenberg †June 3rd, 1902, Düsseldorf

75

Fritz Müller

German-Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)

*March 31st, 1822, Windischholzhausen †May 21st, 1897, Blumenau

79

Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte

Dutch politician (1822-1902)

*March 22nd, 1822, Goes †March 3rd, 1902, The Hague

63

Philibert Bellemain

French architect (1822-1886)

*June 29th, 1822, Lyon †February 1st, 1886, 1st arrondissement of Lyon

60

Midhat Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)

*October 18th, 1822, Constantinople †April 26th, 1883, Ta'if

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1822 is a normal year and no leap year.

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