Famous Birthdays In December - 13

1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

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 December - 13.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.   

1724  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist was born on December - 13.   

1732  Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history birth of clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty)   

1816  On this day in history birth of clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882   

1816  E Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor was born on this day in history.   

1818  Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65) was born on this day in history.   

1819  Edwin George Monk, composer was born on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history birth of phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem)   

1836  Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

1838  On December - 13 birth of marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer   

1843  On December - 13 birth of george Stephanescu, composer   

1850  On this day in history birth of g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )   

1850  Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer was born on December - 13.   

1853  On this day in history birth of joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter   

1856  Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.   

1858  On December - 13 birth of jakab Gyula Major, composer   

1860  On this day in history birth of lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)   

1863  On December - 13 birth of johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar   

1864  Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

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)   

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0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1404  On December - 13 albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)