Famous Birthdays In February - 13

1840  On February - 13 birth of georg Jacobi, composer   

1849  On this day in history birth of lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father   

1852  On February - 13 birth of johan L E Dreyer, Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae)   

1855  On this day in history birth of paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)   

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist was born on February - 13.   

1859  On this day in history birth of william Strang, Scottish painter/engraver   

1861  Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian) was born on this day in history.   

1862  Karel Weis, composer was born on February - 13.   

1870  Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer was born on February - 13.   

1874  Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)   

1877  Jazeps Medins, composer was born on February - 13.   

1879  On this day in history birth of sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)   

1881  Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin) was born on February - 13.   

1883  Bainbridge Crist, composer was born on this day in history.   

1883  Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager was born on this day in history.   

1884  Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. 1961) was born on February - 13.   

1885  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

1887  Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I was born on February - 13.   

1888  Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier was born on this day in history.   

1888  Heintje Davids, [Hendrika], Dutch revue star was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)   

1892  Grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic) was born on February - 13.   

1892  Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On February - 13 birth of ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52)   

1895  Fred Essler, Austria, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk) was born on this day in history.   

1898  Neville Pearson, English publisher was born on February - 13.   

1902  On this day in history birth of blair Moody, New Haven Ct, (Sen-Mich)   

1902  On February - 13 birth of karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician (theory of dimension)   

1903  Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black) was born on February - 13.   

1906  On February - 13 birth of agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)   

1907  Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004) was born on February - 13.   

1908  On February - 13 birth of gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

1908  Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV) was born on this day in history.   

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0858  On this day in history death of kenneth I of Scotland   

1130  Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on February - 13.   

1141  On February - 13 death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  On this day in history stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

1219  On February - 13 death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  On February - 13 death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on February - 13.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on February - 13.