April 13th, 1940

Born on April 13th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

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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, 2024

Six people are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by a police officer.

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

Born on April 13th, 1940

84

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

French writer and Nobel Prize winner

*April 13th, 1940, Nice

84

Vladimir Cosma

Romanian-French Composer, violinist and conductor

*April 13th, 1940, Bucharest

84

Lester Chambers

American musician

*April 13th, 1940, Mississippi

81

Max Mosley

President FIA; former race car driver and British lawyer

*April 13th, 1940, London †May 23rd, 2021, London

84

Umberto Grano

Italian racecar driver

*April 13th, 1940, Venice

84

Ruby Puryear Hearn

African-American biophysicist

*April 13th, 1940, Winston-Salem

69

Friedemann Berger

German literary editor

*April 13th, 1940, Środa Wielkopolska †April 14th, 2009, Leipzig

48

Mike Beuttler

Racecar driver

*April 13th, 1940, Cairo †December 29th, 1988, Los Angeles

66

Jim McNab

Scottish footballer (1940-2006)

*April 13th, 1940, Denny †June 29th, 2006

84

Dinesh Hingoo

Indian actor

*April 13th, 1940, Vadodara

76

Michael Herr

American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016)

*April 13th, 1940, Syracuse †June 23rd, 2016, Delhi

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

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

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

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

24

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

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

78

Al Green

American singer

*April 13th, 1946, Forrest City

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

30

Kasper Antonsen

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1994, Aarhus

29

Uliana Podpalnaya

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1995, Barnaul

81

Lawrence G. Paull

Production designer, art director (1938-2019)

*April 13th, 1938, Chicago †November 10th, 2019, La Jolla

74

Lutz Wicke

German professor

*April 13th, 1943, Herrnhut †June 14th, 2017, Berlin

87

Edward Fox

British actor (born 1937)

*April 13th, 1937, Chelsea

80

Susan Davis

American politician

*April 13th, 1944, Cambridge

61

Garry Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster and activist

*April 13th, 1963, Baku

42

Jean-Marc Reiser

French comics creator

*April 13th, 1941, Réhon †November 5th, 1983, 4th arrondissement of Paris

62

Mathias Hönerbach

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1962, Cologne

69

Alfred Wiedensohler

German physicist

*April 13th, 1955, Jülich

80

Stan Robinson

British musician (1936-2017)

*April 13th, 1936, Salford †April 9th, 2017

49

Lou Bega

German singer

*April 13th, 1975, Munich

83

Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

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

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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Public holidays on April 13th

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

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Born on April 13th, 1940
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Leap year

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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