Famous Birthdays In February - 13

1840  Georg Jacobi, composer was born on February - 13.   

1849  On February - 13 birth of lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father   

1852  On February - 13 birth of johan L E Dreyer, Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae)   

1855  On February - 13 birth of paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)   

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist was born on this day in history.   

1859  On February - 13 birth of william Strang, Scottish painter/engraver   

1861  On February - 13 birth of uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian)   

1862  On this day in history birth of karel Weis, composer   

1870  On February - 13 birth of leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer   

1874  Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1877  On February - 13 birth of jazeps Medins, composer   

1879  On this day in history birth of sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)   

1881  On this day in history birth of eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)   

1883  On February - 13 birth of bainbridge Crist, composer   

1883  Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager was born on this day in history.   

1884  On February - 13 birth of alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. 1961)   

1885  Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) was born on February - 13.   

1887  On February - 13 birth of alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

1888  On this day in history birth of georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier   

1888  Heintje Davids, [Hendrika], Dutch revue star was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)   

1892  Grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic) was born on February - 13.   

1892  Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52) was born on February - 13.   

1895  On this day in history birth of fred Essler, Austria, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk)   

1898  On this day in history birth of neville Pearson, English publisher   

1902  Blair Moody, New Haven Ct, (Sen-Mich) was born on February - 13.   

1902  Karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician (theory of dimension) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On February - 13 birth of georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black)   

1906  On this day in history birth of agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)   

1907  On this day in history birth of katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004)   

1908  Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer was born on February - 13.   

1908  Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV) was born on this day in history.   

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0858  On February - 13 death of kenneth I of Scotland   

1130  Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on this day in history.   

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

1199  On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

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 February - 13.   

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on February - 13.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.