Famous Birthdays In December - 13

1870  Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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

1871  On December - 13 birth of russell W Porter, Vermont, explorer (Alaska)   

1871  On December - 13 birth of emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. 1945)   

1874  Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) was born on December - 13.   

1877  On this day in history birth of mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

1883  Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. 1950) was born on December - 13.   

1886  On this day in history birth of lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1887  On December - 13 birth of george Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1985)   

1889  Clarence Loomis, composer was born on December - 13.   

1890  On this day in history birth of marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please)   

1892  On this day in history birth of brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon)   

1893  On this day in history birth of curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day)   

1897  Drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson) was born on this day in history.   

1898  Daniel Lazarus, composer was born on December - 13.   

1899  On this day in history birth of harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild)   

1899  Yusef Greiss, composer was born on December - 13.   

1900  Jonel Perlea, composer was born on December - 13.   

1900  Norman Foster, Richmond IN, actor (Skyscraper Souls) was born on December - 13.   

1901  Georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS] was born on December - 13.   

1901  John Wijga, painter/illustrator was born on December - 13.   

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

1902  Talcott Parsons, US sociologist was born on December - 13.   

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

1903  Jewgeni Petrow, writer was born on this day in history.   

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  Laurens jan van der Post, soldier/explorer/conservationist was born on this day in history.   

1908  On December - 13 birth of victor Babin, composer   

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  On December - 13 birth of kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest)   

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

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on December - 13.