Famous Birthdays In February - 13

1840  Georg Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1849  Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father was born on February - 13.  

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

1855  Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922) was born on February - 13.  

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist was born on this day in history.  

1859  William Strang, Scottish painter/engraver was born on February - 13.  

1861  On February - 13 birth of uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian)  

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

1870  Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1874  On February - 13 birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

1876  Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history birth of jazeps Medins, composer  

1879  Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949) was born on February - 13.  

1881  On February - 13 birth of eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)  

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 this day in history.  

1885  Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52) was born on February - 13.  

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

1888  On this day in history birth of georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier  

1888  On February - 13 birth of heintje Davids, [Hendrika], Dutch revue star  

1891  On February - 13 birth of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)  

1892  On this day in history birth of grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic)  

1892  On February - 13 birth of robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54)  

1893  Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52) was born on this day in history.  

1895  On February - 13 birth of fred Essler, Austria, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk)  

1898  On this day in history birth of neville Pearson, English publisher  

1902  Blair Moody, New Haven Ct, (Sen-Mich) was born on February - 13.  

1902  Karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician (theory of dimension) was born on this day in history.  

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

1906  On this day in history birth of agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)  

1907  Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

1908  Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer was born on February - 13.  

1908  On February - 13 birth of pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV)  

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

1130  On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies  

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on this day in history.  

1199  On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies  

1219  Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on this day in history.  

1237  Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on February - 13.  

1315  On February - 13 jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies  

1332  On February - 13 andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies