December 13th, 1976

Born on December 13th, 1976

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What happened on December 13th?

December 13th, 2011

A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself.

December 13th, 1989

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

December 13th, 1981

Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law.

December 13th, 1960

With Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt to install Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the throne.

December 13th, 1937

Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces, capturing the Chinese city of Nanjing, began committing numerous atrocities over the next several weeks, including looting, rape and the execution of prisoners of war and civilians.

December 13th, 1928

An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.

December 13th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside suffered severe casualties against entrenched Confederate defenders at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia.

December 13th, 1769

Dartmouth College was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire.

December 13th, 1643

First English Civil War: Roundhead forces under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack in Hampshire on a winter garrison of Cavalier infantry and cavalry.

December 13th, 2015

Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.

December 13th, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.

December 13th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: While transporting supplies to Guadeloupe, French commodore François Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean captured the British frigate HMS Junon.

December 13th, 2013

Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.

December 13th, 2007

The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.

December 13th, 2003

Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

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

Born on December 13th, 1976

47

Rama Yade

Senegalese and French politician and the author

*December 13th, 1976, Dakar

47

Jean Carlos Centeno

Colombian-Venezuelan musician

*December 13th, 1976, Cabimas

47

Noémie Elbaz

French actress

*December 13th, 1976, 14th arrondissement of Paris

47

Viola Bauer

German cross-country skier

*December 13th, 1976, Annaberg-Buchholz

47

Paavo Arhinmäki

Finnish politician

*December 13th, 1976, Helsinki

47

Mark Paston

New Zealand footballer

*December 13th, 1976, Hastings

47

Radosław Sobolewski

Polish footballer

*December 13th, 1976, Białystok

47

Gheorghe Stratulat

Footballer

*December 13th, 1976, Telenești

47

Sunny Besen Thrasher

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1976, Toronto

47

Jamie Clark

Scottish footballer (born 1976)

*December 13th, 1976, Aberdeen

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

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

34

Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

*December 13th, 1989, West Reading

49

Sara Cox

English broadcaster

*December 13th, 1974, Bolton

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

*December 13th, 1874, Augsburg †April 10th, 1954, Rome

48

Tom DeLonge

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1975, Poway

56

Jamie Foxx

American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)

*December 13th, 1967, Terrell

23

Pramudya Kusumawardana

Badminton player

*December 13th, 2000, Sukabumi City

36

Michael Socha

British actor

*December 13th, 1987, Derby

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

42

Amy Lee

American singer-songwriter and musician

*December 13th, 1981, Riverside

48

James Kyson

American actor

*December 13th, 1975, Seoul

53

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist

*December 13th, 1970, Orland Park

40

Satya Bhabha

British actor

*December 13th, 1983, London

39

Santiago Cazorla

Spanish association football player

*December 13th, 1984, Lugo de Llanera

61

Vincent Descœur

French politician

*December 13th, 1962, Aurillac

75

Ted Nugent

American rock musician

*December 13th, 1948, Detroit

46

Lauri Porra

Finnish bass guitarist and composer

*December 13th, 1977, Helsinki

98

Dick Van Dyke

American entertainer and actor

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

46

Kerstin Kramer

German actress

*December 13th, 1977, Schwerte

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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