Famous Birthdays In December - 13

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  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On December - 13 birth of jean-Claude Trial, composer   

1740  Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  On December - 13 birth of john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer   

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 December - 13.   

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  Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65) was born on December - 13.   

1819  Edwin George Monk, composer was born on December - 13.   

1835  On December - 13 birth of phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem)   

1836  On December - 13 birth of franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)   

1838  On this day in history birth of marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer   

1843  On December - 13 birth of george Stephanescu, composer   

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 December - 13 birth of joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter   

1856  Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920) was born on December - 13.   

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  On this day in history birth of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)   

1865  Gustav Luders, composer was born on December - 13.   

1867  Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917) was born on December - 13.   

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0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.   

1048  On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.   

1126  On this day in history hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.