Famous people born on December 13 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 13, you share it with Dick Van Dyke, Jamie Foxx, Taylor Swift — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for December 13
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
347th
Day of the year
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years), with 18 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 13
Dick Van Dyke — American actor and entertainer beloved for Mary Poppins (born 1925).
Jamie Foxx — American actor, comedian, and Grammy-winning musician (born 1967).
Taylor Swift — American singer-songwriter and global pop superstar (born 1989).
Also sharing the day:
Heinrich Heine (b. 1797) — German poet whose verses became beloved art songs by Schubert and Schumann.
Christopher Plummer (b. 1929) — Oscar-winning actor famed for The Sound of Music.
Steve Buscemi (b. 1957) — character actor of Fargo and Boardwalk Empire.
December 13 in history
1577 — Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, England, on the voyage that made him the first English captain to circumnavigate the globe.
1642 — Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand.
1928 — George Gershwin's An American in Paris premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.
1636 — The Massachusetts Bay Colony organized militia regiments, considered the founding of the U.S. National Guard.
1962 — NASA launched Relay 1, an early satellite that relayed live television across the oceans.
1974 — Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth.
December 13 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 13?
Anyone born on December 13 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for December 13?
The birthstone for a December 13 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 13?
Dick Van Dyke is among the best known — American actor and entertainer beloved for Mary Poppins (born 1925).
What happened on December 13?
In 1577, Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, England, on the voyage that made him the first English captain to circumnavigate the globe.
What day of the year is December 13?
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years), with 18 days still to come.
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