On a day like today, December 13, 1944, Death of Vassily Kandinsky, a Russian painter considered to be one of the initiators of 20th century abstract art. He became one of its main representatives, as well as an emeritus theoretician who defended the transmission of the artist’s inner emotion through color on form without representing objective reality.

December 13, but in 1989 he was born Taylor Alison Swift, American singer-songwriter better known as “Taylor Swift”, winner of several Grammy Awards, famous for writing great narrative songs and compositions based on his own personal experiences. She has sold over 50 million albums and 150 million digital downloads of her tracks, making her one of the best-selling artists in the world.

You want to know more? Discover the ephemeris of December 13 and find out what happened, who was born and who died on a day like today. Also don’t miss what is celebrated, the daily horoscope and the saints.

What happened on December 13?

1474: Isabel la Católica is proclaimed Queen of Castile in the city of Segovia.

1938: Creation in Spain of the National Organization of the Blind (ONCE).

1958: The United States launches the Jupiter AM-13 rocket into space with a monkey as a crew member.

1962: NASA places Relay 1, one of the first space-launched communications satellites, in Earth orbit.

1991: North Korea and South Korea sign historic agreement after 46 years of ‘technical warfare’.

nineteen ninety-six: The Ghanaian Kofi Annan is elected seventh Secretary General of the United Nations (UN).

2003: Captured former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in a zulo from a farm in the town of Adouar.

2006: The United Nations General Assembly approves the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

2007: The leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union sign the EU Reform Treaty in Lisbon.

2013: North Korea executes the number two of the regime, Jang Song-thaek, sentenced to death for corruption.

Who was born on December 13?

1928: Nati Mistral, Spanish actress and singer.

1928: Jack Tramiel, American businessman, founder of Commodore and CEO of Atari.

1929: Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor.

1943: Arturo Ripstein, Mexican director.

1957: Steve Buscemi, American actor.

1965: María Dolores de Cospedal, Spanish politician.

1967: Jamie Foxx, American actor.

1978: Manuel González Rodríguez, known as ToteKing, Spanish rap musician.

Who died on December 13?

1466: Donato di Betto, ‘Donatello’, Florentine sculptor.

1836: Francisco Espoz y Mina, guerrilla in the Spanish War of Independence.

2003: David Perlov, Israeli filmmaker.

2006: Loyola de Palacio, Spanish politician and former Vice-President of the European Commission.

2009: Paul Samuelson, American economist and Nobel laureate.

2010: Enrique Morente, flamenco singer.

2014: Phil Stern, American photographer.

2016: Alan Thicke, Canadian actor.

December 13 Horoscope

People born on December 13 belong to the zodiac sign of Sagittarius.

December 13 Santoral

Today, December 13, the Saints Eustracio, Eugenio, Orestes and Saint Lucia and Saint Otilia.