Famous Personalities Born In August - 13
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
0582 Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on August - 13.
1311 On this day in history birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)
1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.
1584 On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
1617 Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.
1625 On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
1655 Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on this day in history.
1662 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.
1666 On August - 13 birth of william Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
1692 On August - 13 birth of anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer
1700 Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on August - 13.
1704 On this day in history birth of lorenzo Fago, composer
1717 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born on August - 13.
1717 On this day in history birth of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776)
1721 On August - 13 birth of francis Ireland, composer
1747 On August - 13 birth of adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer
1748 Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.
1752 On this day in history birth of marie Caroline of Austria, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814)
1764 Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816) was born on August - 13.
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 Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser) was born on this day in history.
1803 On August - 13 birth of vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)
1814 Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874) was born on August - 13.
1817 Karoly Thern, composer was born on August - 13.
1818 On this day in history birth of lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn)
1819 On August - 13 birth of george Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope)
1820 George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer was born on this day in history.
1820 On August - 13 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 On this day in history birth of william Thomas Best, composer
1831 On August - 13 birth of salomon Jaoassohn, composer
1840 On this day in history birth of giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)
1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) was born on this day in history.