Famous Birthdays In February - 13

1840  On February - 13 birth of georg Jacobi, composer   

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  On February - 13 birth of paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)   

1859  On this day in history birth of frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist   

1859  On February - 13 birth of william Strang, Scottish painter/engraver   

1861  On this day in history 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  Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On February - 13 birth of fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)   

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

1879  On February - 13 birth of sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)   

1881  On this day in history 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  On February - 13 birth of elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

1887  On February - 13 birth of alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

1888  On February - 13 birth of georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier   

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  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 this day in history birth of fred Essler, Austria, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk)   

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  Karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician (theory of dimension) was born on February - 13.   

1903  On this day in history birth of georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black)   

1906  Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1908  On this day in history birth of pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV)   

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0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on this day in history.   

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

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

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on February - 13.   

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  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on this day in history.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.