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Famous Birthdays In February - 13

Saturday, 25 May 2013

1440 Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian was born on this day in history.

1457 On this day in history birth of mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)

1480 On this day in history birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)

1599 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on this day in history.

1610 Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on this day in history.

1622 On this day in history birth of adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized

1658 On this day in history birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter

1660 On this day in history birth of johann Sigismund Kusser, composer

1672 Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.

1682 Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venice, painter (Fortune Teller) was born on this day in history.

1713 On this day in history birth of domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer

1721 On this day in history birth of john Reid, composer

1728 John Hunter, Scottish surgeon (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.

1743 On this day in history birth of joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820)

1754 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.

1755 On this day in history birth of francois Alexander Sallantin, composer

1756 On this day in history birth of joannes van der Linden, lawyer/judge (Ware Pleiter)

1757 John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician was born on this day in history.

1764 On this day in history birth of talleyrand, France/Napolean's foreign minster

1768 Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835) was born on this day in history.

1769 On this day in history birth of ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)

1778 On this day in history birth of fernando Sor, composer

1787 On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer

1805 David Dudley Field, lawyer/law codifier was born on this day in history.

1805 Peter G L Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist/analysist was born on this day in history.

1807 Bartolommea Capitanio, Italian monastery founder (Liefdezusters) was born on this day in history.

1813 Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname (1855-59) was born on this day in history.

1820 On this day in history birth of bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer

1822 Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet was born on this day in history.

1829 On this day in history birth of gerard Keller, writer (Netherlands Spectator)

1831 On this day in history birth of john Aaron Rawlins, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1869

1833 William Whedbee Kirkland, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1915 was born on this day in history.

1835 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.

1837 On this day in history birth of valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer

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Famous People Died On This Day In History

1130 On this day in history honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies

1141 Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on this day in history.

1199 Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on this day in history.

1219 Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on this day in history.

1237 Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on this day in history.

1315 Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on this day in history.

1332 On this day in history andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies

1539 Death of Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. 1474) on this day in history.