March 13th, 1883

Born on March 13th, 1883

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What happened on March 13th?

March 13th, 1741

War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the Caribbean in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias (depicted).

March 13th, 2013

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

March 13th, 1996

A mass shooting at a school occurred in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 17 people and prompting tighter gun control in the UK.

March 13th, 1988

The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) Seikan Tunnel opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.

March 13th, 1985

One of England's worst incidents of football hooliganism occurred when supporters of Luton Town and Millwall rioted before a match at Kenilworth Road stadium.

March 13th, 1964

Kitty Genovese was murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her.

March 13th, 1962

Lyman Lemnitzer, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented to the Secretary of Defense a false flag conspiracy plan, Operation Northwoods, intended to create public support for a war against Fidel Castro and Cuba.

March 13th, 1943

The Holocaust: Nazi troops began the final liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto in German-occupied Poland, sending about 2,000 Jews to the Płaszów labor camp (deportation pictured), with the remaining 5,000 either killed or sent to Auschwitz.

March 13th, 1920

The Kapp Putsch (participants pictured), an attempted coup aiming to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, briefly ousted the government of the Weimar Republic.

March 13th, 1845

German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was premiered in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as the soloist.

March 13th, 1811

Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller vessels in the Battle of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea.

March 13th, 1781

William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.

March 13th, 1697

Nojpetén, capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

March 13th, 1567

A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels at the Battle of Oosterweel in the Habsburg Netherlands, beginning the Eighty Years' War.

March 13th, 2020

Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.

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

Born on March 13th, 1883

56

Mehmed Spaho

Bosnian politician (1883-1939)

*March 13th, 1883, Sarajevo †June 29th, 1939, Belgrade

42

Enrico Toselli

Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926)

*March 13th, 1883, Florence †January 15th, 1926, Florence

58

Eugen Ritter von Schobert

German general

*March 13th, 1883, Würzburg †September 12th, 1941, Mykolaiv

73

Kōtarō Takamura

Japanese poet and sculptor

*March 13th, 1883, Tokyo †April 2nd, 1956, Tokyo

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Who's birthday is on March 13th?

57

Hugh Walpole

British writer

*March 13th, 1884, Auckland †June 1st, 1941, London

40

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

29

Nozomi Okuhara

Japanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1995, Ōmachi

30

Yang Po-Han

Taiwanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1994, Taipei

33

Luan Santana

Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1991)

*March 13th, 1991, Campo Grande

35

Holger Badstuber

German association football player

*March 13th, 1989, Memmingen

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

88

Paul Morand

French writer (1888-1976)

*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, Paris

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

55

Alexia Bohwim

Norwegian writer, feminist

*March 13th, 1969, Oslo

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

50

Erich Sichting

German politician (1896-1946)

*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, Magdeburg

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

66

Emmy von Dincklage

German writer (1825-1891)

*March 13th, 1825, Gut Campe †June 28th, 1891, Berlin

32

Panuga Riou

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1992, Bangkok

50

Lee Joo Hyun

South Korean badminton player

*March 13th, 1974, Masan

74

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

71

Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)

*March 13th, 1900, Urla †September 20th, 1971, Athens

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Born in 1883

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

62

John Maynard Keynes

English economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

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

48

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

88

Hans Vogts

German architect

*June 25th, 1883, Berlin †March 7th, 1972, Scheuren

65

Jose Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

*January 31st, 1883, Königsberg †February 12th, 1960, Bad Harzburg

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

*December 1st, 1883, Induno Olona †October 2nd, 1957, Varese

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

39

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)

*April 30th, 1883, Prague †January 3rd, 1923, Lipnice nad Sázavou

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

80

Frank R. Adams

Author, screenwriter, composer and reporter

*July 7th, 1883, Morrison †October 8th, 1963, White Lake Township

66

Rockliffe Fellowes

Canadian actor (1884-1950)

*March 17th, 1883, Ottawa †January 28th, 1950, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1883 is a normal year and no leap year.

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