December 13th, 1867

Born on December 13th, 1867

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What happened on December 13th, 1867?

December 13th, 1867

A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing 12 people and injuring 50.

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What else 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.

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

Born on December 13th, 1867

49

Kristian Birkeland

Norwegian scientist

*December 13th, 1867, Christiania †June 15th, 1917, Tokyo

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

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

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

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

61

Mario Sammarco

Italian operatic baritone

*December 13th, 1868, Palermo †January 24th, 1930, Milan

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

32

Ángel Ganivet

Spanish writer

*December 13th, 1865, Granada †November 29th, 1898, Riga

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

67

Ludwig Koch

Austrian artist (1866-1934)

*December 13th, 1866, Vienna †November 26th, 1934, Vienna

58

Heinrich Heine

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

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

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

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

69

Edward LeSaint

American actor and director (1870-1940)

*December 13th, 1870, Cincinnati †September 10th, 1940, Hollywood

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

94

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

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

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

Same year
Born in 1867

66

Marie Curie

Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

*November 7th, 1867, Warsaw †July 4th, 1934, Sancellemoz

57

Franz Boll

German classical scholar and historian of astrology (1867–1924)

*July 1st, 1867, Rothenburg ob der Tauber †July 3rd, 1924, Heidelberg

69

Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1867-1936)

*June 28th, 1867, Agrigento †December 10th, 1936, Rome

91

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959)

*June 8th, 1867, Richland Center †April 9th, 1959, Phoenix

81

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

58

Władysław Reymont

Polish novelist (1867-1925)

*May 7th, 1867, Kobiele Wielkie †December 5th, 1925, Warsaw

65

John Galsworthy

English novelist and playwright (1867-1933)

*August 14th, 1867, Kingston upon Thames †January 31st, 1933, London

85

Léon Xanrof

French playwright and songwriter

*December 9th, 1867, 18th arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1953, Paris

48

Charles Klein

British-American playwright and actor

*January 7th, 1867, New York City †May 7th, 1915, Atlantic Ocean

74

Lew Fields

American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer (1867-1941)

*January 1st, 1867, Beverly Hills †July 20th, 1941, Beverly Hills

79

Pierre Bonnard

French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)

*October 3rd, 1867, Fontenay-aux-Roses †January 23rd, 1947, Le Cannet

49

Rubén Darío

Nicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat

*January 18th, 1867, Ciudad Darío †February 6th, 1916, León

77

Käthe Kollwitz

German printmaker and sculptor (1867—1945)

*July 8th, 1867, Königsberg †April 22nd, 1945, Moritzburg

60

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Spanish author (1867-1928)

*January 29th, 1867, Valencia †January 28th, 1928, Menton

67

Józef Piłsudski

Polish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister (1867–1935)

*December 5th, 1867, Zalavas †May 12th, 1935, Warsaw

80

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

*August 11th, 1867, Olviopol †March 9th, 1948, Tallinn

74

Léon Daudet

French journalist and writer (1867-1942)

*November 16th, 1867, 4th arrondissement of Paris †June 30th, 1942, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

54

Walther Rathenau

German businessman, writer, art collector and politician (1867-1922)

*September 29th, 1867, Berlin †June 24th, 1922, Berlin

74

Chris Watson

Australian politician, third Prime Minister of Australia (1867-1941)

*April 9th, 1867, Valparaíso †November 18th, 1941, Sydney

83

Charles Dillon Perrine

American astronomer (1867-1951)

*July 28th, 1867, Steubenville †June 21st, 1951, Córdoba

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Public holidays on December 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 13th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1867 is a normal year and no leap year.

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