Famous Birthdays In December - 13
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
1521 On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)
1533 Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.
1553 On December - 13 birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)
1585 William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.
1640 On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)
1662 Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.
1678 On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
1720 Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.
1724 Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist was born on this day in history.
1732 Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born on this day in history.
1740 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer was born on December - 13.
1770 John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born on this day in history.
1784 On December - 13 birth of archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
1797 On this day in history birth of heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)
1804 Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1810 Clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty) was born on December - 13.
1816 On this day in history birth of clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882
1816 E Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor was born on December - 13.
1818 On this day in history birth of mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)
1819 On December - 13 birth of edwin George Monk, composer
1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) was born on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history birth of franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)
1838 Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer was born on December - 13.
1843 George Stephanescu, composer was born on December - 13.
1850 G F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G ) was born on this day in history.
1850 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer was born on December - 13.
1853 Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)
1858 On this day in history birth of jakab Gyula Major, composer
1860 Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) was born on December - 13.
1863 On this day in history birth of johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar
1864 On this day in history birth of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)
1865 On December - 13 birth of gustav Luders, composer
1867 On this day in history birth of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)