Famous Personalities Born In December - 13
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
1521 On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)
1533 On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)
1553 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.
1585 William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.
1640 On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)
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 December - 13.
1720 Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.
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 this day in history.
1770 John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born on December - 13.
1784 Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1797 Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1816 Clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.
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 Edwin George Monk, composer was born on December - 13.
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 this day in history.
1843 George Stephanescu, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 G F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G ) was born on December - 13.
1850 On this day in history birth of iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer
1853 On December - 13 birth of joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter
1856 Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.
1858 Jakab Gyula Major, composer was born on this day in history.
1860 On this day in history birth of lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)
1863 On December - 13 birth of johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar
1864 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) was born on December - 13.
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)