Famous Personalities Born In December - 13
Tuesday, 22 April 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 On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
1640 On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)
1662 Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.
1678 Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.
1720 On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)
1724 Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist was born on this day in history.
1732 On this day in history birth of jean-Claude Trial, composer
1740 On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer
1770 John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born on December - 13.
1784 On December - 13 birth of archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
1797 On December - 13 birth of heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)
1804 On December - 13 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 this day in history.
1818 On December - 13 birth of mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)
1819 On this day in history birth of edwin George Monk, composer
1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) was born on December - 13.
1836 On December - 13 birth of franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)
1838 On December - 13 birth of marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer
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 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of jakab Gyula Major, composer
1860 On December - 13 birth of lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)
1863 On this day in history birth of johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar
1864 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.
1865 Gustav Luders, composer was born on December - 13.
1867 On December - 13 birth of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)