May 13th, 1978

Born on May 13th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1978

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Mike Bibby

American basketball player

*May 13th, 1978, Cherry Hill

45

Brooke Anderson

Correspondent for Entertainment Tonight

*May 13th, 1978, Savannah

45

Barry Zito

American former professional baseball pitcher and musician

*May 13th, 1978, Las Vegas

45

Steve Mildenhall

English footballer (born 1978)

*May 13th, 1978, Swindon

45

Jeanette Varberg

Danish archaeologist and museum curator

*May 13th, 1978, Odense

45

Ryan Bukvich

American baseball player

*May 13th, 1978, Naperville

45

Nuwan Zoysa

Sri Lankan cricketer

*May 13th, 1978, Colombo

45

Lucas Valdemarín

Argentine footballer

*May 13th, 1978, Córdoba

45

Félicien Taris

French singer

*May 13th, 1978, Orthez

45

Iván López

Colombian footballer

*May 13th, 1978, Bogotá

45

James Newbury

Australian politician

*May 13th, 1978, Melbourne

45

Ediglê Quaresma Farias

Brazilian footballer and manager

*May 13th, 1978, Fortaleza

45

Ben Abbey

English footballer (born 1978)

*May 13th, 1978, London

45

Yusuke Kawakita

Japanese association football player

*May 13th, 1978, Osaka

45

Takafumi Yoshimoto

Japanese association football player

*May 13th, 1978, Kōchi Prefecture

45

Marcel McKenzie

Cricketer

*May 13th, 1978, Oamaru

45

Ilya Kazakov

Russian association football player

*May 13th, 1978, Kirov

45

Junji Majima

Japanese voice actor

*May 13th, 1978, Nagoya

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

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

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

35

Michael Mantenuto

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

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

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

38

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and musician

*May 13th, 1985, Carmarthen

42

David López García

Road bicycle racer

*May 13th, 1981, Barakaldo

37

Robert Pattinson

English actor and model

*May 13th, 1986, London

40

Yaya Touré

Ivorian association football player

*May 13th, 1983, Bouaké

59

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and writer

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

46

Ilse DeLange

Dutch country and pop singer

*May 13th, 1977, Almelo

37

Nino Schurter

Swiss racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1986, Tersnaus

44

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland

Swedish prince, son of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

*May 13th, 1979, Stockholm Palace

41

Maarten Wynants

Road bicycle racer

*May 13th, 1982, Hasselt

55

Scott Morrison

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

*May 13th, 1968, Sydney

43

Francisco Colorado

Colombian racing cyclist

*May 13th, 1980, San Rafael

40

Johnny Hoogerland

Dutch cyclist

*May 13th, 1983, Yerseke

32

Francisco Lachowski

Brazilian model

*May 13th, 1991, Curitiba

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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