Famous Birthdays In December - 13

1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.  

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)  

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)  

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

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

1724  On December - 13 birth of aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist  

1732  On December - 13 birth of jean-Claude Trial, composer  

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1740  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer  

1770  On this day in history birth of john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer  

1784  On December - 13 birth of archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)  

1797  On December - 13 birth of heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)  

1804  Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873) was born on December - 13.  

1810  Clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty) was born on December - 13.  

1816  Clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 was born on December - 13.  

1816  E Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor was born on December - 13.  

1818  On this day in history birth of mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)  

1819  On December - 13 birth of edwin George Monk, composer  

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 December - 13.  

1838  Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer was born on December - 13.  

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 December - 13.  

1856  Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920) was born on December - 13.  

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 this day in history birth of johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar  

1864  On December - 13 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)  

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0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74  

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

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies  

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69  

1250  On December - 13 frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55  

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

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.