Famous Personalities Born In December - 13
Monday, 20 January 2025
1521 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.
1533 Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.
1553 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.
1585 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1678 Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1720 On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)
1724 Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist was born on December - 13.
1732 On December - 13 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 this day in history.
1784 Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864) was born on December - 13.
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 December - 13.
1818 Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65) was born on this day in history.
1819 On December - 13 birth of edwin George Monk, composer
1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) was born on December - 13.
1836 Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.
1838 Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer was born on December - 13.
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 this day in history.
1853 Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)
1858 Jakab Gyula Major, composer was born on this day in history.
1860 Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) was born on December - 13.
1863 Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar was born on December - 13.
1864 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.
1865 On December - 13 birth of gustav Luders, composer
1867 Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917) was born on December - 13.