Famous Personalities Born In December - 13
Monday, 31 March 2025
1521 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.
1533 On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)
1553 On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)
1585 On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
1640 Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1662 On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)
1678 Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1720 Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.
1724 Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist was born on December - 13.
1732 Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born on December - 13.
1740 On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer
1770 John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born on this day in history.
1784 On this day in history birth of archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
1797 Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt) was born on December - 13.
1804 On this day in history birth of joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873)
1810 Clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty) was born on December - 13.
1816 On December - 13 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 On December - 13 birth of phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem)
1836 Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904) was born on December - 13.
1838 On this day in history birth of marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer
1843 George Stephanescu, composer was born on December - 13.
1850 On December - 13 birth of g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )
1850 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer was born on December - 13.
1853 On this day in history birth of joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter
1856 Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920) was born on December - 13.
1858 On December - 13 birth of jakab Gyula Major, composer
1860 Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.
1863 Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar was born on December - 13.
1864 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) was born on December - 13.
1865 On this day in history birth of gustav Luders, composer
1867 On December - 13 birth of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)