November 13th, 1878

Born on November 13th, 1878

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 53,000 days old!

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What happened on November 13th?

November 13th, 2015

Coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by the Islamic State killed 130 people and injured 413 others.

November 13th, 1992

The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented.

November 13th, 1985

Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried the town of Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.

November 13th, 1982

South Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, leading to significant rule changes in the sport.

November 13th, 1974

In Amityville, New York, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed the other six members of his family, later inspiring the book The Amityville Horror and the subsequent media franchise.

November 13th, 1966

The Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu in response to a Fatah land mine incident.

November 13th, 1963

A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party.

November 13th, 1940

Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first commercial film shown with stereophonic sound, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.

November 13th, 1927

The Holland Tunnel (eastbound trip shown) opened, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City under the Hudson River.

November 13th, 1914

Zaian War: Zaian Berber tribesmen routed French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

November 13th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Patriot forces captured Montreal without significant opposition as part of the Invasion of Quebec.

November 13th, 1642

First English Civil War: Royalist forces engaged the much larger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex.

November 13th, 1002

King Æthelred II ordered the massacre of all Danes in England.

November 13th, 2015

Islamic State operatives carry out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists kill 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.

November 13th, 2012

A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.

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

Born on November 13th, 1878

86

Joseph Joos

German politician (1878-1965)

*November 13th, 1878, Wintzenheim †March 11th, 1965, St. Gallen

73

Max Dehn

German-American mathematician (1878-1952)

*November 13th, 1878, Hamburg †June 27th, 1952, Black Mountain

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82

Huang Xianfan

Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982)

*November 13th, 1899, Fusui County †January 18th, 1982, Guilin

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

23

24kGoldn

American rapper and singer

*November 13th, 2000, San Francisco

34

Philip Welker

Badminton player

*November 13th, 1989, Ottweiler

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

44

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

*November 13th, 1850, Edinburgh †December 3rd, 1894, Vailima

79

Hermione Baddeley

British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986)

*November 13th, 1906, Broseley †August 19th, 1986, Los Angeles

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

69

Chris Noth

American actor

*November 13th, 1954, Madison

70

Frances Conroy

American actress

*November 13th, 1953, Monroe

87

Linda Christian

Mexican actress (1923–2011)

*November 13th, 1923, Tampico †July 22nd, 2011, Palm Desert

22

Daiki Kajiwara

Badminton player

*November 13th, 2001, Fukuoka

69

Hartmut Schade

German association football player and manager

*November 13th, 1954, Radeberg

90

Alberto Lattuada

Italian film director

*November 13th, 1914, Vaprio d'Adda †July 3rd, 2005, Orvieto

58

Ignacio Manuel Altamirano

Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834-1893)

*November 13th, 1834, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 13th, 1893, Sanremo

67

Richard Mulligan

American actor (1932-2000)

*November 13th, 1932, The Bronx †September 26th, 2000, Los Angeles

72

Editha Klipstein

German journalist (1880-1953)

*November 13th, 1880, Kiel †May 27th, 1953, Laubach

82

Anastas Mikoyan

Soviet revolutionary and statesman (1895–1978)

*November 13th, 1895, Sanahin †October 21st, 1978, Moscow

70

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

President of Mexico since 2018

*November 13th, 1953, Tepetitán

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Born in 1878

81

Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player (1878–1960)

*September 3rd, 1878, Ealing †January 7th, 1960, Kensington

74

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

*December 18th, 1878, Gori †March 5th, 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

87

Marie-Elisabeth Lüders

German politician (1878–1966)

*June 25th, 1878, Berlin †March 23rd, 1966, West Berlin

63

Walter Otto

German historian

*May 30th, 1878, Wrocław †November 1st, 1941, Munich

64

Janusz Korczak

Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878– 1942)

*July 22nd, 1878, Warsaw †August 7th, 1942, Treblinka extermination camp

89

Carl Sandburg

American writer and editor

*January 6th, 1878, Galesburg †July 22nd, 1967, Flat Rock

74

Ferenc Molnár

Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)

*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City

87

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian American businesswoman

*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City

51

Gustav Stresemann

German politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1878-1929)

*May 10th, 1878, Berlin †October 3rd, 1929, Berlin

98

Eileen Gray

Irish architect and designer (1878-1976)

*August 9th, 1878, Enniscorthy †October 31st, 1976, 14th arrondissement of Paris

56

Erich Mühsam

German-Jewish anarchist writer (1878–1934)

*April 6th, 1878, Berlin †July 10th, 1934, Oranienburg concentration camp

51

Pierre Fatou

French mathematician and astronomer

*February 28th, 1878, Lorient †August 9th, 1929, Pornichet

48

Albert Corey

French long distance runner (1878-1926)

*April 16th, 1878, Meursault †August 3rd, 1926, Paris

77

Paul Renner

German type designer (1878–1959)

*August 9th, 1878, Wernigerode †April 25th, 1956, Überlingen

89

Lise Meitner

Austrian-Swedish physicist

*November 7th, 1878, Vienna †October 27th, 1968, Cambridge

87

Martin Buber

German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965)

*February 8th, 1878, Vienna †June 13th, 1965, Jerusalem

74

Julia Dean

Actress (1878-1952)

*May 13th, 1878, Saint Paul †October 17th, 1952, Hollywood

45

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)

*June 5th, 1878, San Juan del Río, Durango †July 20th, 1923, Hidalgo del Parral

73

Owen Johnson

American novelist and short story writer

*August 27th, 1878, New York City †January 27th, 1952, Massachusetts

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1878 is a normal year and no leap year.

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