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 this day in history.  

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)  

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)  

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

1732  Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born on December - 13.  

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1740  On December - 13 birth of franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer  

1770  On December - 13 birth of john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer  

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

1797  On this day in history birth of heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)  

1804  On December - 13 birth of joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873)  

1810  Clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty) was born on this day in history.  

1816  On December - 13 birth of clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882  

1816  On December - 13 birth of e Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor  

1818  Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65) was born on December - 13.  

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

1835  On December - 13 birth of phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem)  

1836  On December - 13 birth of franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)  

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 December - 13.  

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  On December - 13 birth of svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)  

1858  On this day in history birth of jakab Gyula Major, composer  

1860  On December - 13 birth of lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)  

1863  Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar was born on December - 13.  

1864  On this day in history birth of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)  

1865  On December - 13 birth of gustav Luders, composer  

1867  On December - 13 birth of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)  

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0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

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

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.  

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

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on this day in history.  

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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