May 13th, 1924

Born on May 13th, 1924

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

May 13th, 2005

Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.

May 13th, 2000

An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

May 13th, 1972

The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun battles between the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.

May 13th, 1969

Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of emergency and suspending the Parliament of Malaysia until 1971.

May 13th, 1958

US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.

May 13th, 1913

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.

May 13th, 1909

The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.

May 13th, 1861

The Australian astronomer John Tebbutt discovered the Great Comet of 1861, through the tail of which the Earth passed later that year.

May 13th, 1373

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language book written by a woman.

May 13th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

May 13th, 1945

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.

May 13th, 1943

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

May 13th, 1941

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

May 13th, 1940

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

May 13th, 1917

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

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

Born on May 13th, 1924

87

Theodore Mann

American theatre director and producer (1924-2012)

*May 13th, 1924, Brooklyn †February 24th, 2012, Manhattan

99

Gerald Westheimer

Neuroscientist and optometrist

*May 13th, 1924, Berlin

92

Giovanni Sartori

Italian journalist and political scientist (1924-2017)

*May 13th, 1924, Florence †April 4th, 2017, Rome

85

Harry Schwarz

South African activist (1924-2010)

*May 13th, 1924, Cologne †February 5th, 2010, Johannesburg

67

Concetto Lo Bello

Italian football referee (1924-1991)

*May 13th, 1924, Syracuse †September 9th, 1991, Syracuse

78

Enzo Andronico

Italian actor and comedian

*May 13th, 1924, Palermo †September 26th, 2002, Palermo

79

Bernard McEveety

American film director

*May 13th, 1924, New Rochelle †February 2nd, 2004, Encino

92

Bruno A. Boley

American engineer (1924-2017)

*May 13th, 1924, Gorizia †February 11th, 2017

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Who's birthday is on May 13th?

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

69

Otl Aicher

German graphic designer and typographer (1922–1991)

*May 13th, 1922, Ulm †September 1st, 1991, Günzburg

77

Anthony Milner

English musical composer and tutor (1925-2002)

*May 13th, 1925, Bristol †September 22nd, 2002, l'Alfàs del Pi

86

Bea Arthur

American actress and comedian (1922–2009)

*May 13th, 1922, New York City †April 25th, 2009, Brentwood

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

47

Jim Jones

American cult leader (1931–1978)

*May 13th, 1931, Crete †November 18th, 1978, Jonestown

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

86

Zohra Lampert

Actress

*May 13th, 1937, New York City

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

88

Luciano Benetton

Italian businessman

*May 13th, 1935, Treviso

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

*May 13th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

67

Andy Cunningham

British magician, puppeteer and actor (1950-2017)

*May 13th, 1950, London †June 5th, 2017, Royal Sussex County Hospital

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

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80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

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Public holidays on May 13th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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