Famous Personalities Born In January - 13
Thursday, 06 November 2025
1334 On this day in history birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) 

1381 On January - 13 birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) 

1406 On this day in history birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) 

1505 Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history. 

1562 On January - 13 birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) 

1596 Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history. 

1610 Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665) was born on January - 13. 

1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history. 

1628 On this day in history birth of charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose) 

1635 On this day in history birth of philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705) 

1651 Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694) was born on this day in history. 

1683 Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer was born on this day in history. 

1690 On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer 

1720 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born on January - 13. 

1727 On January - 13 birth of johann Christoph Schmugel, composer 

1734 On January - 13 birth of luca Sorkocevic, composer 

1749 On January - 13 birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825) 

1778 Anton Fischer, composer was born on January - 13. 

1787 On this day in history birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) 

1788 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on January - 13. 

1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright was born on January - 13. 

1804 On this day in history birth of paul Gavarni, French caricaturist (d. 1866) 

1805 On this day in history birth of thomas Dyer, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862) 

1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on this day in history. 

1808 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) was born on January - 13. 

1812 On January - 13 birth of humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 

1812 On January - 13 birth of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883) 

1815 On January - 13 birth of william Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 

1824 On this day in history birth of ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer 

1832 On January - 13 birth of horatio Alger, Jr., American minister and author (d. 1899) 

1834 Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) was born on January - 13. 

1835 Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior was born on this day in history. 

1845 On January - 13 birth of félix Tisserand, French Astronomer (d. 1896) 

1850 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer was born on January - 13. 

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