Famous Personalities Born In May - 13
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1024 Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.
1254 Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on this day in history.
1314 Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on this day in history.
1588 On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)
1592 John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on this day in history.
1638 Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.
1655 Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on this day in history.
1699 On this day in history birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)
1707 On May - 13 birth of carl von Linné, Swedish scientist (d. 1778)
1712 On May - 13 birth of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (d. 1772)
1717 On this day in history birth of maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)
1729 On May - 13 birth of henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker
1730 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) was born on this day in history.
1730 Marquess of Rockingham, (Whig), British PM (1765-66, 1782) was born on this day in history.
1735 On this day in history birth of horace Coignet, composer
1742 On this day in history birth of archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
1746 Oliver Brownson, composer was born on this day in history.
1753 Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (d. 1823) was born on May - 13.
1756 Wojciech Zywny, composer was born on this day in history.
1761 Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager) was born on May - 13.
1776 On May - 13 birth of charles Ots, composer
1776 Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer was born on this day in history.
1792 Pius IX "Pio Nono", [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope (1846-78) was born on this day in history.
1794 Louis-Leopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835) was born on this day in history.
1795 On this day in history birth of joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1795 Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (d. 1875) was born on May - 13.
1822 Francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (d. 1902) was born on May - 13.
1828 On May - 13 birth of josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer
1830 Zebulon Baird Vance, Governor (Confederacy), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.
1831 On May - 13 birth of willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies
1840 On May - 13 birth of alphonse Daudet, writer
1840 On this day in history birth of l-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon)
1842 On this day in history birth of arthur Seymour Sullivan, London England, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan)
1843 On this day in history birth of count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician