May 13th, 1968

Born on May 13th, 1968

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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, 1968

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

55

Valeria Pulignano

Italian sociologist

*May 13th, 1968, Maratea

55

Guy Caron

Canadian politician

*May 13th, 1968, Rimouski

55

Daithí Doolan

Irish politician

*May 13th, 1968, Cork

55

Maria Sid

Finland Swedish actress

*May 13th, 1968, Finland

55

Martin Werhand

German writer

*May 13th, 1968, Neuwied

55

Sonja Zietlow

German television presenter

*May 13th, 1968, Bonn

55

Bruno Tuchszer

French actor

*May 13th, 1968, Lille

55

Dmitriy Shevchenko

Athletics competitor

*May 13th, 1968, Taganrog

55

PMD

American rapper

*May 13th, 1968, Smithtown

55

Susan Floyd

American actress

*May 13th, 1968, Cincinnati

29

Miguel Ángel Blanco

Spanish politician (1968-1997)

*May 13th, 1968, Ermua †July 13th, 1997, Lasarte-Oria

55

Monique Truong

American writer

*May 13th, 1968, Ho Chi Minh City

55

Oh Dae-gyu

South Korean actor

*May 13th, 1968, South Korea

55

Lance Key

Footballer (born 1968)

*May 13th, 1968, Kettering

55

István Nyakó

Hungarian politician

*May 13th, 1968, Miskolc

55

Jean-Charles Brisard

French terrorism expert

*May 13th, 1968, Dijon

55

Wyco de Vries

Dutch water polo player

*May 13th, 1968, Bodegraven

55

Vadym Yermolaiev

Ukrainian businessman and investor

*May 13th, 1968, Dnipro

55

Aleksandr Klimenko

Association football player

*May 13th, 1968, Ashgabat

55

Ronaldas Račinskas

Lithuanian sport shooter

*May 13th, 1968, Vilnius

55

Owen Morris

Welsh record producer

*May 13th, 1968, Caernarfon

55

Paul Tibbitt

American animator, television producer, writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, voice actor, and director

*May 13th, 1968, Los Angeles

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

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

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

29

Chica Sobresalto

Spanish singer

*May 13th, 1994, Villava-Atarrabia

60

Andrea Leadsom

British politician (born 1963)

*May 13th, 1963, Aylesbury

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

61

Roxana Baldetti

Guatemalan politician

*May 13th, 1962, Guatemala City

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

54

Níkos Aliágas

Greek-French journalist and entertainer

*May 13th, 1969, Paris

38

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

71

John Kasich

American politician and former television host (born 1952)

*May 13th, 1952, McKees Rocks

37

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

37

Nino Schurter

Swiss racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1986, Tersnaus

35

Michael Mantenuto

American actor, ice hockey player and an Army non-commissioned officer

*May 13th, 1981, Holliston †April 24th, 2017, Des Moines

34

Chuck Schuldiner

American musician (1967–2001)

*May 13th, 1967, New York City †December 13th, 2001, Altamonte Springs

62

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player

*May 13th, 1961, Trenton

32

Francisco Lachowski

Brazilian model

*May 13th, 1991, Curitiba

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

55

Thomas Lund

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1968, Aarhus

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Born on May 13th, 1968
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Leap year

Yes: 1968 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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