Famous Personalities Born In August - 13
Thursday, 03 April 2025
0582 Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.
1311 On August - 13 birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)
1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.
1584 On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
1617 Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.
1625 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.
1655 Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.
1662 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.
1666 William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727) was born on this day in history.
1692 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer was born on August - 13.
1700 Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.
1704 On this day in history birth of lorenzo Fago, composer
1717 On August - 13 birth of christoph Nichelsmann, German composer
1717 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.
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 Marie Caroline of Austria, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814) was born on August - 13.
1764 Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)
1814 On August - 13 birth of anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)
1817 Karoly Thern, composer was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn)
1819 On August - 13 birth of george Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope)
1820 On this day in history birth of george Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer
1820 On August - 13 birth of joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet (Dietsche Warande)
1823 On this day in history birth of goldwin Smith, English-born historian and journalist (d. 1910)
1826 On August - 13 birth of william Thomas Best, composer
1831 On August - 13 birth of salomon Jaoassohn, composer
1840 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) was born on August - 13.
1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) was born on this day in history.