Famous Birthdays In August - 13

0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)  

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 August - 13.  

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  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

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

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.  

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.  

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1700  Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.  

1704  Lorenzo Fago, composer was born on this day in history.  

1717  On this day in history birth of christoph Nichelsmann, German composer  

1717  On August - 13 birth of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776)  

1721  Francis Ireland, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1790  William Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872) was born on August - 13.  

1792  On August - 13 birth of adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen consort of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849)  

1802  Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser) was born on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history birth of vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)  

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

1817  On August - 13 birth of karoly Thern, composer  

1818  Lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On August - 13 birth of george Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope)  

1820  On this day in history birth of george Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer  

1820  Joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet (Dietsche Warande) was born on this day in history.  

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

1826  On August - 13 birth of william Thomas Best, composer  

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

1840  Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) was born on this day in history.  

1841  Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) was born on August - 13.  

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0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on this day in history.  

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies  

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on this day in history.  

0900  On this day in history zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.  

1191  On August - 13 philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.  

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.