Famous Personalities Born In August - 13
Thursday, 18 September 2025
0582 Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on August - 13.
1311 On August - 13 birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)
1422 On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)
1584 On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
1617 On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist
1625 On August - 13 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 this day in history.
1666 On this day in history birth of william Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
1692 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer was born on August - 13.
1700 Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.
1704 Lorenzo Fago, composer was born on August - 13.
1717 On this day in history birth of christoph Nichelsmann, German composer
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 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 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen consort of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.
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 Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874) was born on August - 13.
1817 On August - 13 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 this day in history.
1820 George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer was born on this day in history.
1820 Joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet (Dietsche Warande) was born on this day in history.
1823 On August - 13 birth of goldwin Smith, English-born historian and journalist (d. 1910)
1826 On August - 13 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.