May 13th, 1956

Born on May 13th, 1956

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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, 1956

67

Richard Madeley

British television presenter

*May 13th, 1956, Romford

67

Kailash Vijayvargiya

Indian politician

*May 13th, 1956, Indore

67

Katalin Szili

Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary

*May 13th, 1956, Barcs

67

Staffan Hellstrand

Swedish rock singer and musician

*May 13th, 1956, Stockholm

67

Hartmut Ebbing

German politician (FDP)

*May 13th, 1956, Berlin

67

Jean-Marc Ligny

French science fiction writer

*May 13th, 1956, Paris

67

Tadeusz Wolsza

Polish historian

*May 13th, 1956, Oława

67

Ahmed Tijjani Mora

Nigerian pharmacist

*May 13th, 1956, Zaria

67

Eduardo Engel

Chilean economist

*May 13th, 1956, Chile

67

Iwan Bala

Welsh artist

*May 13th, 1956, Sarnau

67

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Spiritual leader

*May 13th, 1956, Thanjavur district

67

Michael Jacklin

Dutch sculptor

*May 13th, 1956, Amsterdam

67

José Damián González

Spanish sports journalist

*May 13th, 1956, Jaén

67

Óscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc

Mexican priest

*May 13th, 1956, Puebla City

67

Roberto Álvarez

Spanish actor

*May 13th, 1956, Gijón

67

Vjekoslav Bevanda

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2012 to 2015

*May 13th, 1956, Mostar

67

Christine Bravo

TV presenter, journalist, author

*May 13th, 1956, Paris

67

Aleksandr Kaleri

Russian cosmonaut

*May 13th, 1956, Jūrmala

67

Nerida Gregory

Australian tennis player

*May 13th, 1956, Bundaberg

67

Kenneth Eriksson

Swedish racecar driver

*May 13th, 1956, Vansbro Municipality

67

Fred Melamed

American actor

*May 13th, 1956, New York City

67

Don Gregorio Antón

American photographer (born 1956)

*May 13th, 1956, East Los Angeles

67

John Lunn

British composer

*May 13th, 1956, Glasgow

67

Kirk Thornton

American voice actor

*May 13th, 1956, Portland

67

Vânia Bastos

Brazilian singer

*May 13th, 1956, Ourinhos

67

Marek Kotlinowski

Polish politician and barrister

*May 13th, 1956, Gorlice

67

Louis Nanchoff

American soccer player

*May 13th, 1956, Resen

67

Camille Bonora

American Muppet performer and theologian

*May 13th, 1956, Morristown

67

Steve Blackwood

American actor

*May 13th, 1956, Detroit

67

Nasser Fakouhi

Iranian anthropologist

*May 13th, 1956, Tehran

67

Ron Kraus

American politician

*May 13th, 1956, Waltham

67

Malikayya Venkayya Guttedar

Indian politician

*May 13th, 1956, Solapur

64

John Houska

American soccer player

*May 13th, 1956, Baltimore †September 7th, 2020, Baltimore

51

Manuel Padilla, Jr.

American actor

*May 13th, 1956, Los Angeles †January 29th, 2008, Pomona

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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

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

69

Johnny Logan

Irish singer and songwriter

*May 13th, 1954, City of Frankston

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

66

Carrie Lam

Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong

*May 13th, 1957, British Hong Kong

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

67

Andy Cunningham

British magician, puppeteer and actor (1950-2017)

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

65

Anthony Ray Parker

American actor

*May 13th, 1958, Saginaw

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

62

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player

*May 13th, 1961, Trenton

74

Zoë Wanamaker

American-born British actress

*May 13th, 1949, New York City

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68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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