Birthdays in History on February 13

Alexander VII (1599-1667)

Italian Pope (1655-67), born in Siena, Florence, Italy

1610 Jean de la Badie, French theologian, founder of Labadists, born in Bourg, Bordeaux, France (d. 1674)
1622 Adam Pijnacker, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, baptized
1658 Jan B. Wellekens, Dutch poet and painter
1672 Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (1718 affinity table), born in Paris (d. 1731)
1682 Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes (Fortune Teller), born in Venice (d. 1754)
1728 John Hunter, Scottish surgeon and founder of pathological anatomy in England, born in Long Calderwood, Scotland (d. 1793)

Joseph Banks (1743-1820)

English botanist and naturalist who accompanied James Cook on board the Endeavour, born in London

Thomas Malthus (1766-1834)

British economist and demographer (Law of Malthus), born in Guildford, England

1768 Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835)
1769 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
1805 David Dudley Field II, American lawyer, law codifier, born in Haddam, Connecticut (d. 1894)
1805 Peter G L Dirichlet, German number theorist/analysist
1807 Bartolomea Capitanio, Italian teacher, co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere, and saint, born in Lovere, Bergamo, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (d. 1833)
1813 Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname (1855-59)
1822 Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet
1829 Gerard Keller, writer (Netherlands Spectator)
1831 John Aaron Rawlins, Bvt Major General (Union Army), (d. 1869)
1833 William Whedbee Kirkland, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Hillsboro, North Carolina (d. 1915)
1835 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908)
1849 Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father
1852 Johan L E Dreyer, Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae)
1855 Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)
1859 Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist
1859 William Strang, Scottish painter/engraver
1861 Uchimura Kanzo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian), born in Tokyo, Japan
1874 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch journalist and politician (social-democratic)
1879 Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter and poet, born in Hyperbad, India (d. 1949)
1881 Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)

Bess Truman (1885-1982)

US First Lady (1945-52), born in Independence, Missouri

1888 Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1944–45, 1963, 1964–65), born in Kalentzi, Achaea, Greece (d. 1968)
1888 Heintje Davids [Hendrika], Dutch revue star
1891 Grant Wood, American painter (American Gothic), born near Anamosa, Iowa (d. 1942)
1891 Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)
1892 Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54)
1893 Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52)
1898 Neville Pearson, English publisher
1902 Blair Moody, American journalist (US Senator (D)-Michigan, 1951-52), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1954)
1902 Karl Menger, Austria-American mathematician (theory of dimension)
1903 Georges Simenon, Belgian born mystery writer (Maigret detective novels, Snow Was Black), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1989)
1906 Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)
1909 M. Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans], Dutch poet (Phoenix), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1998)

William Shockley (1910-1989)

American physicist who helped invent the transistor (1956 Nobel), who was also known for his racist eugenics views, born in London, England

1913 Guiseppe Dossetti, politician/priest

Aung San (1915-1947)

Burmese general and nationalist politician, born in Natmauk, Myanmar

1921 Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist
1921 Zao-Wou-Ki, Chinese/French painter and graphic artist
1922 Gordon Tullock, American economist
1922 Lord Pym of Sandy, British minister of foreign affairs
1922 Tristram Coffin, San Marino, California, folklorist (The Book of Christmas Folklore, The Old Ball Game), (d. 2012)
1923 Chuck Yeager, American test pilot who was the 1st man to break the sound barrier, born in Myra, West Virginia (d. 2020) [1]
1924 Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economic journalist, and politician (founder of Radical Party), born in PAris, France (d. 2006)
1925 Jan Arends, Dutch poet and author
1927 Harry Wich, Dutch set designer
1929 Omar Torrijos Herrera, president Panama
1930 Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
1933 Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1969)
1933 Paul Biya, Cameroon politician, President of Cameroon (1982- ), born in Mvomeka'a, Cameroon
1937 Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer, born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 1992)
1937 Sigmund Jaehn, German cosmonaut (Soyuz 31/29), born in Muldenhammer, Germany
1939 Beate Klarsfeld, Franco-German journalist, born in Berlin, Germany
1939 Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2011)
1941 Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
1941 Sigmar Polke, German painter, born in Oleśnica, Poland (d. 2010)
1942 Donald E. Williams, American US naval officer & NASA astronaut (STS 51D, STS 34), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 2016)
1943 Friedrich Christian Delius, German writer, born in Rome, Italy
1943 Leo Frankowski, American sci-fi author (High Tech Knight, Flying Warlord), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)

Jerry Springer (78 years old)

1944 English-born US talk show host (Jerry Springer Show), born in London, England

1945 David Tremlett, English artist, born in Dartford, United Kingdom
1946 Richard Blumenthal, American politician (Senator-D- Connecticut 2011-), born in New York City
1948 Allan Legere, Canadian serial killer (Monster of the Miramichi), born in Chatham, Canada
1955 Joe Birkett, American lawyer, born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member, born in Amman, Jordan
1957 Denise Austin, US fitness instructor & author, born in San Pedro, California
1958 Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist, born in London, Canada
1960 Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee, born in Bologna, Italy
1962 Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Puerto Rican politician and lawyer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1964 Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician, born in Huddinge Municipality, Sweden
1974 Gus Hansen, Danish poker player (3 x World Poker Tour open titles, WSOP bracelet 2010), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1974 Jeff Duran, US radio personality, born in Arcadia, California
1976 Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1979 Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian terrorist, born in Oslo, Norway
1982 Lanisha Cole, US model, born in Pasadena, California
1990 Olivia Federici, British synchronized swimmer, born in Plymouth, United Kingdom
1997 Michael Jackson Jr., son of Michael Jackson, born in Beverly Hills, California