Notable Birthdays on September 13th
September 13th Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1087 |
John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1143) |
1157 |
Alexander Neckum/de Sancto Albano, English theologist/encyclopedist |
1475 |
Cesare Borgia, Italian aristocrat (d. 1507) |
1502 |
John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552) |
1520 |
William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier |
1551 |
Pandolfo Zallamella, composer |
1594 |
Francesco Manelli, composer |
1604 |
William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661) |
1660 |
Daniel Defoe, London, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe) |
1673 |
Hercule Brehy, composer |
1676 |
Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, Duchess of Lorraine (d. 1741) |
1682 |
Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer |
1688 |
Luca Antonio Praedieri, composer |
1694 |
Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1776) |
1739 |
Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer |
1739 |
Grigory Potemkin, army officer, statesman, Catherine II's lover, OS |
1751 |
Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist |
1755 |
Oliver Evans, pioneered high-pressure steam engine |
1766 |
Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854) |
1775 |
Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868) |
1802 |
Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and writer (d. 1880) |
1806 |
Joseph Lewis Hogg, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), die in 1862 |
1806 |
Moritz Ganz, composer |
1813 |
John Sedgwick, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 |
1814 |
Nicolas Beets, [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura= |
1817 |
John McAuley Palmer, US Union msj-gen/(Gov-Ill, 1868-72) |
1818 |
Olivier Gloux, [Aimard], Fren world explorer/writer (Grande Flibuste) |
1819 |
Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896) |
1830 |
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (d. 1916) |
1831 |
Andrew Noble, Greenock, Scottish Physicist who was a founder of the science of ballistics |
1836 |
John McCausland, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1927 |
1841 |
Johannes de Koo, Dutch journalist/stage writer |
1842 |
Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer |
1842 |
John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (d. 1920) |
1846 |
Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa) |
1847 |
Charles Dupee Blake, composer |
1851 |
Walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever |
1857 |
Milton S. Hershey, Derry Township, Pennsylvania, American chocolate tycoon (The Hershey Chocolate Company) and philanthropist, (d. 1945) |
1857 |
Michał Drzymała, Polish peasant rebel (d. 1937) |
1858 |
Catherinus Elling, composer |
1860 |
John J. Pershing (Blackjack), Laclede, Missouri, US commander (WW I), (d. 1948) |
1862 |
Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament |
1863 |
Arthur Henderson, Britain, socialist/disarmament worker (Nobel 1934) |
1866 |
Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) |
1871 |
Alma Kruger, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Made For Each Other) |
1874 |
Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet). Died 1951. |
1874 |
Henry Fountain Ashurst, American politician (d. 1962) |
1876 |
Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, author/publisher (Winesburg) |
1877 |
Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957) |
1877 |
Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (d. 1962) |
1882 |
Henri Potiron, composer |
1882 |
Ramón Grau, Cuban president (d. 1969) |
1885 |
Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962) |
1886 |
Alain LeRoy Locke, African American writer and philosopher "Father of the Harlem Renaissance" |
1887 |
Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976) |
1893 |
Larry Shields, American musician (d. 1953) |
1894 |
Anton Roosjen, Dutch politician/NCRV-chairman |
1894 |
John B[oynton] Priestly, author (Good Companions)/wed Jessica Hawkes |
1894 |
Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953) |
1895 |
Ruth McDevitt, Coldwater Mich, actress (Jo-All in the Family) |
1896 |
Morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920) |
1897 |
Gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer |
1899 |
Anton Constandse, Dutch anarchist/writer |
1899 |
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Iron Guard (d. 1938) |
1901 |
Philip Dorn, Scheveningen Netherlands, actor (I Remember Mama) |
1902 |
Hermine Heijermans, Dutch actress/author |
1902 |
Leland Hayward, US producer (Spirit of St Louis) |
1903 |
Claudette Colbert, [Lily Chauchoin], Paris, actress (Texas Lady) |
1904 |
Gladys George, Patten Maine, actress (Roaring Twenties) |
1907 |
Victor Reinganum, artist |
1908 |
Ray Burns Green, composer |
1909 |
Herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File) |
1911 |
Bill Monroe, Rosine Ky, country singer (Blue Moon of Kentucky) |
1912 |
Reta Shaw, South Paris Maine, actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir) |
1913 |
Roy Engle, Mo, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian) |
1914 |
Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician |
1915 |
Peter Guy Wykeham-Barnes, fighter Pilot |
1916 |
Roald Dahl, Llandaff, Cardiff, author (Over to You, Taste, 2 Fables), (d. 1990). |
1916 |
Dick Haymes, Argentine vocalist (d. 1980) |
1917 |
Jon Thorarinsson, composer |
1917 |
Robert Eugene Ward, Cleveland Ohio, composer (Pantaloon) |
1918 |
Ray Charles, Chicago, orchestra leader (Perry Como) |
1919 |
Mary Midgley, American philosopher |
1920 |
Carole Mathews, Montgomery Ill, actress (Wilma-Californians) |
1922 |
Yma Sumac, [Chavarri], Ichocan Peru, 5 octave soprano (Omar Khayyam) |
1922 |
Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999) |
1923 |
Reninca, [Renée Lauwers], Flemish author (Seed in the Wind) |
1923 |
Edouard Boubat, French photographer (d. 1999) |
1924 |
Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer (Dr Zhivago-Acad Award 1966) |
1924 |
Norman Alden, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay), (d. 2012) |
1924 |
Scott Brady, Brooklyn New York, American actor (China Syndrome, Gremlins, Johnny Guitar) |
1924 |
Harold Blair, Australian tenor, Aboriginal activist (d. 1976) |
1925 |
Gabriel Charpentier, composer |
1925 |
Mel Tormé, American singer (d. 1999) |
1926 |
Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/GM (Rangers, Blues, Whalers) |
1928 |
Ernest L Boyer, educator/chancellor (NY's State Universities-SUNY) |
1929 |
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 2004) |
1930 |
James McLane, US, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948) |
1930 |
Robert Gavron, English publisher/multi-millionaire (St Ives) |
1931 |
Barbara Bain, Chic, actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999) |
1931 |
Marjorie Jackson, Australia, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1952) [or Feb 13] |
1932 |
Bengt Hallberg, composer |
1933 |
Arif Melikov, composer |
1933 |
Eileen Fulton, Asheville NC, actress (Our Private World) |
1936 |
Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-Nazi |
1937 |
Fred Silverman, broadcasting exec (ABC/NBC/CBS) |
1937 |
Don Bluth, American animator |
1938 |
Judith Martin, author/journalist/columnist (Miss Manners) |
1939 |
Larry Speakes, presidential press secretary |
1939 |
Richard Kiel, Detroit Mich, actor (So Fine, Jaws-Moonraker, Skidoo) |
1940 |
Joyce Schouten, Dutch singer (Fouryo's) |
1940 |
Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize |
1941 |
Tadao Ando, Japanese architect |
1941 |
Ahmet Necdet Sezer, 10th President of Turkey |
1943 |
Ray Elliott, rock pianist/saxophonist (Them) |
1944 |
Peter Cetera, Chicago, lead singer (Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days) |
1944 |
[Winifred] Jacqueline Bisset, England, actress (Class, Deep, Secrets) |
1945 |
Alain Louvier, composer |
1945 |
Noël Godin, Belgian humorist |
1945 |
Andres Küng, Swedish-Estonian politician, journalist (d. 2002) |
1948 |
Clyde Kusatsu, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive) |
1948 |
Nell Carter, Birmingham Ala, actress (Nell-Gimme a Break, Lobo) |
1948 |
Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist |
1950 |
Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician |
1951 |
David Clayton-Thomas, singer (Blood Sweat & Tears - Joy to the World) |
1951 |
Jean Smart, American actress |
1952 |
Johanna Klier-Schaller, German DR, 100m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1976) |
1952 |
Karen Wyman, Bronx NY, singer (Long & Winding Road) |
1952 |
Randy Jones, American musician (The Village People) |
1952 |
Raymond O'Connor, American actor |
1952 |
Don Was, American singer |
1953 |
Taryn Power, LA CA, daughter of Tyrone Power/actress (Maria) |
1954 |
Ted Mueller, rock drummer (Axe) |
1955 |
Joe Morris, American musician |
1956 |
[Joan] Joni Sledge, Phila, vocalist (Sister Sledge-We are Family) |
1957 |
Mark Charles Wiebe, Seaside OR, PGA golfer (1985 Anheuser-Busch) |
1957 |
John G. Trueschler, American politician |
1958 |
Ann Dusenberry, Tucson Az, actress (Jaws 2, Lies, Basic Training) |
1959 |
Jean Smart, Seattle Wash, actress (Charlene-Designing Women) |
1960 |
Greg Baldwin, American voiceover actor (Avatar: The Last Airbender) |
1961 |
Dave Mustaine, American musician (ex-Metallica, Megadeth) |
1961 |
KK Null, Japanese musician |
1961 |
Peter Roskam, Republican Congressman from Illinois |
1962 |
Brian Andrew Fowler, Christchurch NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96) |
1962 |
Grady Neal Lancaster, Smithfield NC, PGA golfer (1994 Byron Nelson) |
1962 |
Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author |
1963 |
Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician |
1964 |
Peter Remie, soccer player (NAC) |
1965 |
Zak Starkey, London, English rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo |
1965 |
Annie Duke, American poker player |
1965 |
Jeffrey Ross, American Comedian |
1966 |
Igor Kravchuk, Ufa Russia, NHL defenseman (Team Russia, St Louis) |
1966 |
Maria Furtwängler, German physician |
1966 |
Louis Mandylor, Australian actor |
1967 |
Michael Johnson, Dallas Tx, 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96) |
1967 |
Tim 'Ripper' Owens, American singer (Iced Earth, ex-Judas Priest) |
1968 |
Bernie Williams, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder (NY Yankees) |
1968 |
Brad Johnson, NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings) |
1968 |
Chris Morris, CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos) |
1968 |
Denny Neagle, Prince Georges Cnty, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
1968 |
Emma Sjöberg, Swedish model |
1969 |
Shane Warne, Melbourne Australia, cricketer (leg spin bowler) |
1969 |
Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators, Russia Oly-Sil-98) |
1969 |
Ilka Knickenberg, German actress |
1970 |
Marc Latupeirissa, soccer player (Willem II) |
1970 |
Martín Herrera, former Argentine footballer |
1970 |
Louise Lombard, British actress |
1970 |
Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress |
1971 |
Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, tennis star (1991, 1994, 1998 Wimbledon finalist; 2001 wildcard Wimbledon winner) |
1971 |
Nancy Anne Roberts, Miss Vermont USA (1996) |
1971 |
Richie Anderson, NFL running back (NY Jets) |
1971 |
Stella Nina McCartney, fashion designer and daughter of Paul & Linda McCartney |
1971 |
Ted Drury, Boston Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994) |
1971 |
Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer |
1973 |
Brian Evans, NBA forward (Orlando Magic) |
1973 |
Philip Dulebohn, Washington DC, figure skater (1997 Eastern Sr - 3rd) |
1973 |
Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer |
1973 |
Marcelinho Paulista, Brazilian footballer |
1973 |
Christine Arron, French runner |
1973 |
Kelly Chen, Chinese singer |
1974 |
Travis Knight, NBA center (Boston Celtics) |
1974 |
Keith Murray, American rapper |
1975 |
Patricia Spehar, Miss France Universe (1997) |
1975 |
Sean McClain, Dayton Ohio, fencer-foil (Olympics-96) |
1975 |
Joe Don Rooney, American musician (Rascal Flatts) |
1975 |
Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver |
1976 |
Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer |
1976 |
Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer |
1976 |
José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player |
1977 |
Fiona Apple, American singer |
1977 |
Ivan De Battista, Maltese Actor, singer and composer |
1977 |
Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer (Maximum the Hormone) |
1978 |
Megan Henning, American actress |
1978 |
Darren Kenton, English footballer |
1979 |
Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer (Hooverphonic) |
1979 |
Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player |
1980 |
Ben Savage, actor (Little Monsters, Wild Palms) |
1980 |
Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer |
1980 |
Han Chae Young, South Korean actress |
1980 |
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player |
1980 |
Michelle Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run) |
1980 |
Teppei Teranishi, American guitarist (Thrice) |
1981 |
Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist |
1981 |
Antonio Lopez Spanish footballer |
1981 |
Angel Williams, Canadian wrestler |
1982 |
Nenê, Brazilian basketball player |
1982 |
Rickie Weeks, American baseball player |
1982 |
Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player |
1983 |
Sean Brosnan II, American actor and son of actor Pierce Brosnan |
1983 |
James Bourne, English musician |
1984 |
Nabil Abou-Harb, Arab-American filmmaker |
1985 |
Keyunta Dawson, National Football League player |
1986 |
Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver |
1986 |
Sean Williams, American basketball player |
1987 |
Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer |
1988 |
Keith Treacy, Irish footballer |
1993 |
Niall Horan, Mullingar County Westmeath, Irish Pop singer (One Direction) |
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