Famous Personalities Born In December - 13
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
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 On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
1640 Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1662 Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.
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 this day in history.
1732 On this day in history birth of jean-Claude Trial, composer
1740 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born on December - 13.
1784 On December - 13 birth of archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
1797 Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1816 On this day in history birth of e Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor
1818 Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65) was born on December - 13.
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 December - 13.
1838 On December - 13 birth of marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer
1843 On December - 13 birth of george Stephanescu, composer
1850 On December - 13 birth of g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )
1850 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer was born on this day in history.
1853 On December - 13 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 Jakab Gyula Major, composer was born on December - 13.
1860 Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) was born on December - 13.
1863 On December - 13 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 December - 13.
1867 Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917) was born on December - 13.