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Famous Birthdays In January - 13

Saturday, 25 May 2013

1334 King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) was born on this day in history.

1381 On this day in history birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)

1406 Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on this day in history.

1505 Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.

1562 On this day in history birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)

1596 Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.

1610 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)

1616 On this day in history birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic

1628 Charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose) was born on this day in history.

1635 Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.

1651 On this day in history birth of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)

1683 Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer was born on this day in history.

1690 On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer

1720 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.

1727 On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Schmugel, composer

1734 On this day in history birth of luca Sorkocevic, composer

1749 Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.

1778 Anton Fischer, composer was born on this day in history.

1787 On this day in history birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)

1788 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.

1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright was born on this day in history.

1804 Paul Gavarni, French caricaturist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.

1805 On this day in history birth of thomas Dyer, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862)

1807 On this day in history birth of napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883

1808 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) was born on this day in history.

1812 On this day in history birth of humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872

1812 On this day in history birth of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)

1815 On this day in history birth of william Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881

1824 On this day in history birth of ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer

1832 On this day in history birth of horatio Alger, Jr., American minister and author (d. 1899)

1834 On this day in history birth of horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win)

1835 On this day in history birth of gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior

1845 On this day in history birth of félix Tisserand, French Astronomer (d. 1896)

1850 On this day in history birth of leon Francis Victor Caron, composer

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Famous Deaths In January - 13

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1049 Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle on this day in history.

1138 Death of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076) on this day in history.

1151 On this day in history death of abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081)

1177 Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies on this day in history.

1307 On this day in history arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies

1330 Frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies on this day in history.

1363 Death of Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344) on this day in history.

1488 Death of Hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried on this day in history.