Famous Personalities Born In May - 13
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
1024 Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.
1254 On May - 13 birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)
1314 Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on this day in history.
1588 On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)
1592 On this day in history birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist
1638 Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.
1655 On this day in history birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)
1699 Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.
1707 On this day in history birth of carl von Linné, Swedish scientist (d. 1778)
1712 Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.
1717 On May - 13 birth of maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)
1729 Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker was born on May - 13.
1730 On this day in history birth of charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)
1730 On this day in history birth of marquess of Rockingham, (Whig), British PM (1765-66, 1782)
1735 On this day in history birth of horace Coignet, composer
1742 On May - 13 birth of archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
1746 On this day in history birth of oliver Brownson, composer
1753 Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (d. 1823) was born on May - 13.
1756 On this day in history birth of wojciech Zywny, composer
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 May - 13.
1795 On May - 13 birth of joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1795 On this day in history birth of gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (d. 1875)
1822 On this day in history birth of francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (d. 1902)
1828 On May - 13 birth of josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer
1830 On this day in history birth of zebulon Baird Vance, Governor (Confederacy), died in 1894
1831 On May - 13 birth of willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies
1840 Alphonse Daudet, writer was born on May - 13.
1840 L-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon) was born on May - 13.
1842 Arthur Seymour Sullivan, London England, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) was born on this day in history.
1843 On this day in history birth of count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician