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  On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)  

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.  

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1655  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776)  

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

1747  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born on this day in history.  

1748  Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869) was born on August - 13.  

1814  On August - 13 birth of anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)  

1817  Karoly Thern, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1819  On this day in history birth of george Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope)  

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  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  On this day in history birth of salomon Jaoassohn, composer  

1840  Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) was born on August - 13.  

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

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0586  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

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

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies  

1191  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)