Famous Personalities Born In December - 13
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1521 On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)
1533 On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)
1553 On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)
1585 William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.
1640 Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1662 On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)
1678 Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.
1720 Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.
1724 On December - 13 birth of aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist
1732 Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born on this day in history.
1740 On December - 13 birth of franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer
1770 On this day in history birth of john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer
1784 Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1797 On December - 13 birth of heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)
1804 On December - 13 birth of joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873)
1810 On this day in history birth of clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty)
1816 Clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 was born on December - 13.
1816 On December - 13 birth of e Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor
1818 On this day in history birth of mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)
1819 Edwin George Monk, composer was born on December - 13.
1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) was born on December - 13.
1836 Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904) was born on December - 13.
1838 Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer was born on this day in history.
1843 George Stephanescu, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 G F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G ) was born on this day in history.
1850 On this day in history birth of iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer
1853 Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)
1858 Jakab Gyula Major, composer was born on December - 13.
1860 On December - 13 birth of lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)
1863 Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar was born on this day in history.
1864 On this day in history birth of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)
1865 Gustav Luders, composer was born on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history birth of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)