May 13th, 1955

Born on May 13th, 1955

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What 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.

May 13th, 1917

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

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

Born on May 13th, 1955

68

Garry Bushell

British journalist and television presenter

*May 13th, 1955, London

68

Peter Heinrich Brix

German actor and voice actor

*May 13th, 1955, Flensburg

68

Andy Pask

English composer and musician

*May 13th, 1955, Southgate

68

Jitka Malovaná

Czech sculptor and ceramist

*May 13th, 1955, Český Krumlov

68

Sam McKnight

British hairstylist

*May 13th, 1955, New Cumnock

68

Ermy Kullit

Indonesian singer and actress

*May 13th, 1955, Manado City

68

Pedro Alba

Spanish association football player

*May 13th, 1955, Santander

68

María Cecilia Botero

Colombian journalist and actor

*May 13th, 1955, Medellín

68

Silvia Hollmann

German hurdler

*May 13th, 1955, Menden (Sauerland)

68

Michael Northcott

Scholar

*May 13th, 1955, Kent

68

Mark Abley

Poet, journalist, editor, writer

*May 13th, 1955, Warwickshire

68

Anahit Adamyan

Armenian poet

*May 13th, 1955, Yerevan

68

Wayne Morrin

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 13th, 1955, Dawson Creek

68

Annett Wagner-Michel

German chess player

*May 13th, 1955, Halle (Saale)

68

David Chesnoff

American defense lawyer

*May 13th, 1955, Paterson

68

Carlos Souto

Argentine businessman

*May 13th, 1955, Buenos Aires

68

Åke Sandgren

Swedish film director

*May 13th, 1955, Umeå

68

Zsuzsa Elekes

Organist

*May 13th, 1955, Budapest

68

Gabriel Obernosterer

Austrian luger and politician

*May 13th, 1955, Lesachtal

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

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

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

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

69

Johnny Logan

Irish singer and songwriter

*May 13th, 1954, City of Frankston

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

67

Andy Cunningham

British magician, puppeteer and actor (1950-2017)

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

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

66

Carrie Lam

Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong

*May 13th, 1957, British Hong Kong

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

65

Anthony Ray Parker

American actor

*May 13th, 1958, Saginaw

62

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player

*May 13th, 1961, Trenton

74

Zoë Wanamaker

American-born British actress

*May 13th, 1949, New York City

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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