Famous Birthdays In December - 13

1870  On December - 13 birth of edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940)   

1871  Herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian was born on December - 13.   

1871  Russell W Porter, Vermont, explorer (Alaska) was born on December - 13.   

1871  Emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1874  Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) was born on this day in history.   

1877  On December - 13 birth of mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

1883  On this day in history birth of belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. 1950)   

1886  On December - 13 birth of lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1887  On this day in history birth of george Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1985)   

1889  On December - 13 birth of clarence Loomis, composer   

1890  On December - 13 birth of marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please)   

1892  On December - 13 birth of brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon)   

1893  Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day) was born on December - 13.   

1897  On this day in history birth of drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson)   

1898  On December - 13 birth of daniel Lazarus, composer   

1899  Harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history birth of yusef Greiss, composer   

1900  On this day in history birth of jonel Perlea, composer   

1900  Norman Foster, Richmond IN, actor (Skyscraper Souls) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history birth of georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS]   

1901  On December - 13 birth of john Wijga, painter/illustrator   

1902  Paul Kurzbach, composer was born on December - 13.   

1902  On this day in history birth of talcott Parsons, US sociologist   

1903  On December - 13 birth of carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966)   

1903  On this day in history birth of jewgeni Petrow, writer   

1903  On December - 13 birth of john Piper, British writer (US Churches in WW I)/official war painter   

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of laurens jan van der Post, soldier/explorer/conservationist   

1908  Victor Babin, composer was born on December - 13.   

1910  On December - 13 birth of lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers)   

1910  On December - 13 birth of van Heflin, Walters Okla, actor (Great Adventure, Madame Bovary)   

1911  Kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On December - 13 birth of max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13]   

1913  On this day in history birth of archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60)   

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

1048  On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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.