April 13th, 1921

Born on April 13th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 13th?

April 13th, 2017

War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat.

April 13th, 2009

Twenty-three people died in a fire at a homeless hostel (aftermath pictured) in Kamień Pomorski; it was Poland's deadliest fire since 1980.

April 13th, 1997

In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score.

April 13th, 1973

Catch a Fire, the landmark reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, was released.

April 13th, 1958

In the midst of the Cold War, American pianist Van Cliburn won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

April 13th, 1956

The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military commander of the religious sect Hòa Hảo, which ran a de facto state in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.

April 13th, 1953

Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published as the first work to feature the British spy character James Bond.

April 13th, 1946

Nakam, a Jewish organization seeking revenge for the Holocaust, attempted to poison thousands of SS prisoners at Langwasser internment camp, but did not kill anyone.

April 13th, 1943

The Neoclassical Jefferson Memorial (pictured) in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth.

April 13th, 1942

Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.

April 13th, 1849

During a closed session of the Diet of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth presented the Hungarian Declaration of Independence from the Habsburg monarchy.

April 13th, 1829

The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.

April 13th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey.

April 13th, 1742

The first performance of George Frideric Handel's celebrated oratorio Messiah took place in Dublin.

April 13th, 2017

The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon on Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

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

Born on April 13th, 1921

89

Joan Rhodes

Actress, performer, strongwoman (1921-2010)

*April 13th, 1921, London †May 30th, 2010, London

81

Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

Art collector (1921-2002)

*April 13th, 1921, Scheveningen †April 27th, 2002, Sant Feliu de Guíxols

66

Toni Steingass

German musician

*April 13th, 1921, Cologne †October 29th, 1987, Kommern

55

Antonino Rocca

Italian professional wrestler

*April 13th, 1921, Treviso †March 15th, 1977, New York City

56

Peter Dyneley

British actor (1921–1977)

*April 13th, 1921, Hastings †August 19th, 1977, London

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24

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

77

Julius Nyerere

Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922-1999) and Servant of God

*April 13th, 1922, Butiama †October 14th, 1999, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

30

Kasper Antonsen

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1994, Aarhus

29

Uliana Podpalnaya

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1995, Barnaul

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

54

Jules Irving

American actor (1925-1979)

*April 13th, 1925, New York City †July 28th, 1979, Reno

78

Al Green

American singer

*April 13th, 1946, Forrest City

83

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

*April 13th, 1939, Brooklyn †July 25th, 2022, Jacksonville

74

Seamus Heaney

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer

*April 13th, 1939, Castledawson †August 30th, 2013, Dublin

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

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

83

Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

*April 13th, 1743, Shadwell †July 4th, 1826, Monticello

61

Garry Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster and activist

*April 13th, 1963, Baku

81

Jorge Eielson

Peruvian artist and writer (1924-2006)

*April 13th, 1924, Lima †March 8th, 2006, Milán

88

Roland Gaucher

French politician

*April 13th, 1919, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 27th, 2007, Sartrouville

62

Mathias Hönerbach

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1962, Cologne

90

Jean Topart

French actor (1922-2012)

*April 13th, 1922, 20th arrondissement of Paris †December 29th, 2012, Le Port-Marly

49

Lou Bega

German singer

*April 13th, 1975, Munich

83

Samuel Beckett

Nobel-winning Irish writer (1906–1989)

*April 13th, 1906, Dublin †December 22nd, 1989, Paris

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 13th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Songkran) which are celebrated on April 13th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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