Famous Personalities Born In August - 13
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
0582 Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history. 

1311 King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history. 

1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13. 

1584 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13. 

1617 Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13. 

1625 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on August - 13. 

1655 On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) 

1662 On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) 

1666 William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727) was born on August - 13. 

1692 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer was born on this day in history. 

1700 On this day in history birth of heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) 

1704 Lorenzo Fago, composer was born on August - 13. 

1717 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born on August - 13. 

1717 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776) was born on this day in history. 

1721 Francis Ireland, composer was born on August - 13. 

1747 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born on August - 13. 

1748 Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot was born on August - 13. 

1752 Marie Caroline of Austria, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814) was born on this day in history. 

1764 On August - 13 birth of louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816) 

1790 William Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872) was born on this day in history. 

1792 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen consort of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849) was born on August - 13. 

1802 On August - 13 birth of nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser) 

1803 On August - 13 birth of vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869) 

1814 On this day in history birth of anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874) 

1817 On this day in history birth of karoly Thern, composer 

1818 Lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn) was born on August - 13. 

1819 George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope) was born on August - 13. 

1820 George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer was born on August - 13. 

1820 On this day in history birth of joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet (Dietsche Warande) 

1823 Goldwin Smith, English-born historian and journalist (d. 1910) was born on this day in history. 

1826 William Thomas Best, composer was born on August - 13. 

1831 Salomon Jaoassohn, composer was born on this day in history. 

1840 On this day in history birth of giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) 

1841 On this day in history birth of unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) 

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