Famous Personalities Born In January - 13
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1334 On this day in history birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)
1381 St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on January - 13.
1406 On this day in history birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)
1505 On January - 13 birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)
1562 On January - 13 birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)
1596 On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter
1610 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)
1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on January - 13.
1628 On this day in history birth of charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose)
1635 On January - 13 birth of philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705)
1651 On January - 13 birth of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)
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 this day in history birth of johann Christoph Schmugel, composer
1734 Luca Sorkocevic, composer was born on this day in history.
1749 Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825) was born on January - 13.
1778 On this day in history birth of anton Fischer, composer
1787 John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on January - 13.
1788 On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer
1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright was born on this day in history.
1804 On January - 13 birth of paul Gavarni, French caricaturist (d. 1866)
1805 On January - 13 birth of thomas Dyer, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862)
1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on January - 13.
1808 On January - 13 birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
1812 Humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 was born on January - 13.
1812 On January - 13 birth of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)
1815 William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 was born on January - 13.
1824 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer was born on this day in history.
1832 Horatio Alger, Jr., American minister and author (d. 1899) was born on January - 13.
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 Félix Tisserand, French Astronomer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.
1850 On January - 13 birth of leon Francis Victor Caron, composer