The diary that she received for her 13th birthday in 1942 became one of the most famous books of the 20th century
... She was born as Annelies Marie Frank on 12 June 1929, in 
Frankfurt, ... Anne received a gift from her parents for her 13th birthday on 12 
June, 1942: a red .... and is considered one of the most widely-read works of the 
20th century.