May 13th, 1962

Born on May 13th, 1962

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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, 1962

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

61

Nick Hurd

British politician (born 1962)

*May 13th, 1962, City of Westminster

61

Fernando Carrillo Florez

Colombian lawyer

*May 13th, 1962, Bogotá

61

Paul Burstow

British politician (born 1962)

*May 13th, 1962, Carshalton

41

Eduardo Palomo

Mexican actor and singer (1962-2003)

*May 13th, 1962, Mexico City †November 6th, 2003, Los Angeles

61

Prasetyo Edi Marsudi

Indonesian politician

*May 13th, 1962, Kudus

61

Sean McDonough

American sportscaster

*May 13th, 1962, Boston

61

Péter Abay

Fencer

*May 13th, 1962, Budapest

61

Acharya Mahasharman

Jain Terapanth Religious Head

*May 13th, 1962, Sardarshahar

61

Stefano Ticci

Bobsledder

*May 13th, 1962, Forte dei Marmi

61

Réal Ménard

Canadian politician

*May 13th, 1962, Montreal

61

Kathleen Jamie

Scottish poet and essayist

*May 13th, 1962, Edinburgh

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44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

30

Tones and I

Australian singer, songwriter and record producer

*May 13th, 1993, Shire of Mornington Peninsula

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

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

62

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player

*May 13th, 1961, Trenton

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

73

Stevie Wonder

American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

59

Ronnie Coleman

American IFBB professional bodybuilder

*May 13th, 1964, Monroe

67

Andy Cunningham

British magician, puppeteer and actor (1950-2017)

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

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

38

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

65

Anthony Ray Parker

American actor

*May 13th, 1958, Saginaw

60

Paola Antonelli

Italian architect, curator, author, and educator

*May 13th, 1963, Sassari

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

62

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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