Famous Birthdays In December - 13

1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

1553  On December - 13 birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

1724  Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist was born on December - 13.   

1732  Jean-Claude Trial, composer was born on December - 13.   

1740  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

1770  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer was born on this day in history.   

1784  Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864) was born on December - 13.   

1797  Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt) was born on December - 13.   

1804  On this day in history birth of joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873)   

1810  On this day in history birth of clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty)   

1816  On December - 13 birth of clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882   

1816  On December - 13 birth of e Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor   

1818  On December - 13 birth of mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)   

1819  Edwin George Monk, composer was born on December - 13.   

1835  Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) was born on December - 13.   

1836  On this day in history birth of franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)   

1838  Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer was born on December - 13.   

1843  On this day in history birth of george Stephanescu, composer   

1850  On December - 13 birth of g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )   

1850  On this day in history birth of iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer   

1853  On December - 13 birth of joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter   

1856  On December - 13 birth of svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)   

1858  Jakab Gyula Major, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925) was born on December - 13.   

1863  Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar was born on this day in history.   

1864  Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history birth of gustav Luders, composer   

1867  On December - 13 birth of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)   

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0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)