Famous Birthdays In August - 13

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 August - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

1617  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist  

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

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  On August - 13 birth of anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer  

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1700  Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on August - 13.  

1704  On August - 13 birth of lorenzo Fago, composer  

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  On August - 13 birth of francis Ireland, composer  

1747  On this day in history birth of adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer  

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

1752  On August - 13 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  On this day in history birth of william Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872)  

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

1817  Karoly Thern, composer was born on August - 13.  

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

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  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 August - 13.  

1826  On this day in history birth of william Thomas Best, composer  

1831  On August - 13 birth of salomon Jaoassohn, composer  

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

1841  Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) was born on this day in history.  

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0586  On this day in history death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies  

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

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.