March 13th, 1940

Born on March 13th, 1940

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What happened on March 13th, 1940?

March 13th, 1940

The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

What else 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.

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

Born on March 13th, 1940

84

Candi Staton

American singer–songwriter (born 1940)

*March 13th, 1940, Hanceville

81

Jacqueline Sassard

French actress

*March 13th, 1940, Nice †July 17th, 2021, Lugano

76

Herbert Schui

German economist and politician (1940-2016)

*March 13th, 1940, Cologne †August 14th, 2016, Pomy

84

Tiit Made

Estonian economist and politician

*March 13th, 1940, Tallinn

84

Ralph Snyderman

Chancellor of Duke University

*March 13th, 1940, Brooklyn

84

Gary Larsen

Former American defensive tackle

*March 13th, 1940, Fargo

79

Dave Cummings

American pornographic actor

*March 13th, 1940, Saratoga Springs †October 5th, 2019, Oceanside

84

Roger G. Noll

Economist

*March 13th, 1940, Monterey Park

81

Chelique Sarabia

Venezuelan musician

*March 13th, 1940, La Asunción †February 16th, 2022, El Morro de Barcelona

84

Shuntarō Torigoe

Japanese journalist and political activist

*March 13th, 1940, Ukiha

84

Paul Ramage

Cricketer (born 1940)

*March 13th, 1940, Royal Leamington Spa

84

Eduardo Santos Alvite

Ecuadorian economist and retired diplomat

*March 13th, 1940, Quito

84

Edgar R. Anderson, Jr.

United States general

*March 13th, 1940, Baton Rouge

84

Michael L. Klein

American chemist

*March 13th, 1940, Greater London

84

Yuri Koptev

Soviet/Russian engineer and statesman

*March 13th, 1940, Stavropol

84

Vladimir Lichutin

Russian writer

*March 13th, 1940, Arkhangelsk

81

Charles Brackeen

American musician

*March 13th, 1940, Oklahoma City †November 5th, 2021, Carson

58

Christopher Gable

British dancer and actor (1940-1998)

*March 13th, 1940, London †October 23rd, 1998, Halifax

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 13th?

40

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

29

Nozomi Okuhara

Japanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1995, Ōmachi

33

Luan Santana

Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1991)

*March 13th, 1991, Campo Grande

30

Yang Po-Han

Taiwanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1994, Taipei

35

Holger Badstuber

German association football player

*March 13th, 1989, Memmingen

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

74

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

55

Alexia Bohwim

Norwegian writer, feminist

*March 13th, 1969, Oslo

86

Hilmar Kopper

German bank manager

*March 13th, 1935, Osłonino †November 11th, 2021, Rothenbach

50

Lee Joo Hyun

South Korean badminton player

*March 13th, 1974, Masan

32

Panuga Riou

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1992, Bangkok

79

Tom Chapin

American musician

*March 13th, 1945, New York City

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

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

87

Joseph Mascolo

American actor

*March 13th, 1929, West Hartford †December 8th, 2016, Santa Clarita

82

Doris Borkmann

German assistant director and casting director

*March 13th, 1935, Berlin †May 12th, 2017, Potsdam

28

Cory Fanus

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1996, Bridgetown

67

Mahmoud Darwish

Writer (1941–2008)

*March 13th, 1941, Al-Birwa †August 9th, 2008, Houston

59

Donella Meadows

American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer

*March 13th, 1941, Elgin †February 20th, 2001, Hanover

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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