December 13th, 1926

Born on December 13th, 1926

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What 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.

December 13th, 2003

Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

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

Born on December 13th, 1926

85

Borah Bergman

American pianist

*December 13th, 1926, Brooklyn †October 18th, 2012, Boston

97

George Rhoden

Athletics competitor

*December 13th, 1926, Kingston

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Who's birthday is on December 13th?

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

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

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

*December 13th, 1874, Augsburg †April 10th, 1954, Rome

94

Jutta Müller

German figure skating coach (1928–2023)

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

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

82

Enrique Fuentes Quintana

Spanish economist, university teacher and politician (1924-2007)

*December 13th, 1924, Carrión de los Condes †June 6th, 2007, Madrid

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

88

Antoni Tàpies

Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012)

*December 13th, 1923, Barcelona †February 6th, 2012, Barcelona

78

Albert Paulsen

American film and television actor (1925-2004)

*December 13th, 1925, Guayaquil †April 25th, 2004, Los Angeles

75

Jeff Baxter

American guitarist

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

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

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

96

Philip W. Anderson

American physicist (1923-2020)

*December 13th, 1923, Indianapolis †March 29th, 2020, Princeton

77

Robert Prosky

American actor (1930–2008)

*December 13th, 1930, Philadelphia †December 8th, 2008, Washington, D.C.

96

Geneviève Page

French actress

*December 13th, 1927, 16th arrondissement of Paris

90

Lou Adler

American record producer, manager and director

*December 13th, 1933, Chicago

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

71

Kaysone Phomvihane

First General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (r. 1955-1992)

*December 13th, 1920, Savannakhet †November 21st, 1992, Vientiane

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Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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