Famous Personalities Born In August - 13
Monday, 20 January 2025
0582 Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.
1311 King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.
1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.
1584 On August - 13 birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
1617 On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist
1625 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on August - 13.
1655 On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)
1662 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.
1666 On this day in history birth of william Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
1692 On this day in history birth of anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer
1700 Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on August - 13.
1704 Lorenzo Fago, composer was born on this day in history.
1717 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born on this day in history.
1717 On August - 13 birth of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776)
1721 Francis Ireland, composer was born on August - 13.
1747 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born on this day in history.
1748 Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot was born on August - 13.
1752 On this day in history birth of marie Caroline of Austria, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814)
1764 On this day in history birth of louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
1790 On this day in history birth of william Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872)
1792 On August - 13 birth of adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen consort of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849)
1802 On August - 13 birth of nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser)
1803 Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869) was born on August - 13.
1814 Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.
1817 Karoly Thern, composer was born on this day in history.
1818 Lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn) was born on August - 13.
1819 George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope) was born on this day in history.
1820 George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer was born on August - 13.
1820 Joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet (Dietsche Warande) was born on August - 13.
1823 Goldwin Smith, English-born historian and journalist (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history birth of william Thomas Best, composer
1831 On this day in history birth of salomon Jaoassohn, composer
1840 On August - 13 birth of giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)
1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) was born on August - 13.