Famous Personalities Born In August - 13
Saturday, 08 March 2025
0582 On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)
1311 King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.
1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.
1584 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13.
1617 Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.
1625 On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
1655 On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)
1662 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.
1666 William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727) was born on August - 13.
1692 On this day in history birth of anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer
1700 Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.
1704 Lorenzo Fago, composer was born on this day in history.
1717 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born on this day in history.
1717 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.
1721 On August - 13 birth of francis Ireland, composer
1747 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born on August - 13.
1748 Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.
1752 Marie Caroline of Austria, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.
1764 On this day in history birth of louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
1790 On August - 13 birth of william Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872)
1792 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen consort of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history birth of nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser)
1803 On this day in history birth of vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)
1814 On this day in history birth of anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)
1817 Karoly Thern, composer was born on August - 13.
1818 On this day in history birth of lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn)
1819 George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope) was born on August - 13.
1820 On this day in history birth of george Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer
1820 On this day in history birth of joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet (Dietsche Warande)
1823 Goldwin Smith, English-born historian and journalist (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.
1826 William Thomas Best, composer was born on August - 13.
1831 On August - 13 birth of salomon Jaoassohn, composer
1840 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) was born on this day in history.
1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) was born on this day in history.