May 13th, 1952

Born on May 13th, 1952

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What happened on May 13th, 1952?

May 13th, 1952

The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajya_Sabha

What else 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.

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

Born on May 13th, 1952

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

71

Sharon Wichman

American swimmer

*May 13th, 1952, Detroit

71

Mary Walsh

Canadian actress

*May 13th, 1952, St. John's

71

Jane Cox

British actress

*May 13th, 1952, London

71

Rajko Dodic

Canadian politician

*May 13th, 1952, Slovenia

71

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes

French association football player

*May 13th, 1952, Casablanca

71

Londa Schiebinger

American historian

*May 13th, 1952, Lincoln

71

Jorge Luis Siviero

Uruguayan footballer

*May 13th, 1952, Montevideo

62

Luis Oruezábal

Argentine footballer (1952-2014)

*May 13th, 1952, Buenos Aires †December 31st, 2014, Granada

67

Olaf Bernstengel

German puppeteer and theatrologist (1952-2020)

*May 13th, 1952, Dresden †January 27th, 2020, Dresden

71

Lars Amund Vaage

Norwegian writer

*May 13th, 1952, Sunde

71

Paul Hofer

American football player

*May 13th, 1952, Memphis

71

Ola Heggem

Norwegian politician

*May 13th, 1952, Rindal Municipality

71

Nancy Seaman

American murderer

*May 13th, 1952, Lincoln Park

71

Mark Giangreco

American sports journalist

*May 13th, 1952, Buffalo

71

Kurosegawa Kuniyuki

Sumo wrestler

*May 13th, 1952, Tokyo

71

Abdellah Mecheri

Manager

*May 13th, 1952, Algeria

71

Alexander Ananenkov

Russian businessman

*May 13th, 1952, Sterlitamak

71

Sew Shivnarine

West Indian cricketer

*May 13th, 1952, Albion

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

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

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

67

Andy Cunningham

British magician, puppeteer and actor (1950-2017)

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

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

69

Johnny Logan

Irish singer and songwriter

*May 13th, 1954, City of Frankston

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

74

Zoë Wanamaker

American-born British actress

*May 13th, 1949, New York City

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

86

Zohra Lampert

Actress

*May 13th, 1937, New York City

70

Harm Wiersma

Dutch draughts player and former politician, World champion

*May 13th, 1953, Leeuwarden

38

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

62

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player

*May 13th, 1961, Trenton

Same year
Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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