August 13th, 1944

Born on August 13th, 1944

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 744 days, exactly on October 2nd, 2026, people who were born on August 13th, 1944 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 13th, 1944?

August 13th, 1944

World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else happened on August 13th?

August 13th, 2010

After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed into detention.

August 13th, 2004

Merely 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie struck the U.S. state of Florida, Hurricane Charley inflicted further damage to the region (example pictured).

August 13th, 1999

The Act on National Flag and Anthem was adopted, formally establishing the Hinomaru and "Kimigayo" as the Japanese national flag and anthem, respectively.

August 13th, 1918

Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

August 13th, 1906

Members of the U.S. Army's all-black 25th Infantry Regiment were accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence.

August 13th, 1898

Spanish–American War: After a mock battle for Manila, the Spanish commander surrendered to the United States to keep the city out of the Philippine Revolutionary Army's hands.

August 13th, 1876

The first Bayreuth Festival, created by Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima to showcase his stage works, was opened with Das Rheingold.

August 13th, 1868

A major earthquake near Arica, Peru (now in Chile), caused an estimated 25,000 casualties; the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.

August 13th, 1779

American Revolutionary War: Off the coast of Maine, the United States suffered its worst naval defeat until 1941.

August 13th, 1762

Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris the following year.

August 13th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory at the Battle of Blenheim.

August 13th, 1650

General George Monck founded the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards (soldier pictured), the oldest regular regiment of the British Army in continuous active service.

August 13th, 0582

Maurice was crowned Byzantine emperor to succeed Tiberius II Constantine.

August 13th, 1724

Bach led the Thomanerchor in Leipzig in the first performance of the chorale cantata, Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101.

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

Born on August 13th, 1944

80

Kevin Tighe

American actor

*August 13th, 1944, Los Angeles

80

Mahmoud Ezzat

Acting Muslim Brotherhood leader

*August 13th, 1944, Zagazig

80

Adelheid Winking-Nikolay

German biologist and politician

*August 13th, 1944, Naumburg

80

Mario Mactas

Argentinian journalist

*August 13th, 1944, Carlos Casares

80

Divina Galica

Racecar driver

*August 13th, 1944, Bushey

79

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Spanish football executive

*August 13th, 1944, Seville †March 24th, 2024, Seville

70

Burkhard Mojsisch

German university professor

*August 13th, 1944, Guben †June 22nd, 2015

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

90

Hansjürgen Müller-Beck

German prehistorian

*August 13th, 1927, Apolda †August 2nd, 2018, Bern

24

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

25

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

*August 13th, 1999, Oshawa

76

Kathleen Battle

American opera singer

*August 13th, 1948, Portsmouth

78

Janet Yellen

United States Secretary of the Treasury since 2021

*August 13th, 1946, Brooklyn

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

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

86

Dagmar von Kurmin

German actress

*August 13th, 1933, Riga †August 1st, 2020, Bonn

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

*August 13th, 1899, Leytonstone †April 29th, 1980, Bel Air

91

Madhur Jaffrey

Indian-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality

*August 13th, 1933, Civil Lines, Delhi

71

Thomas Pogge

German philosopher

*August 13th, 1953, Hamburg

25

Giulia Be

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 13th, 1999, Rio de Janeiro

42

Sebastian Stan

Romanian-born American-raised actor

*August 13th, 1982, Constanța

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

*August 13th, 1884, Michelbach am Wald †May 3rd, 1956, Heilbronn

86

Pat Harrington Jr.

American Emmy Award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016)

*August 13th, 1929, Manhattan †January 6th, 2016, Los Angeles

67

David Crane

American writer and producer

*August 13th, 1957, Philadelphia

54

Sridevi

Indian actress (1963–2018)

*August 13th, 1963, Sivakasi †February 24th, 2018, Dubai

70

Howard Marks

Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945-2016)

*August 13th, 1945, Kenfig Hill †April 10th, 2016, Leeds

79

Hissène Habré

5th president of Chad

*August 13th, 1942, Faya-Largeau †August 24th, 2021, Dakar

81

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

President of Haiti

*August 13th, 1943, Pétion-Ville

Same year
Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

80

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

80

John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer, actress, and composer (1944–2024)

*January 17th, 1944, 9th arrondissement of Paris †June 11th, 2024, American Hospital of Paris

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

80

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

80

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 13th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on August 13th, 1944
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1944 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).

Calendar
August 1944