Birthdays in History on May 13

Charles Watson-Wentworth (1730-1782)

2nd Marquis of Rockingham, British Prime Minister (Whig: 1765-66, 1782), born in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

1742 Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
1753 Lazare Carnot, French politician, engineer and mathematician known as the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, born in Nolay, Côte-d'Or (d. 1823)
1761 Adrian Loosjes, Dutch botanist, publisher and writer (Mauritius Lijnslager), born in Den Hoor, Netherlands (d. 1818)
1792 Pius IX "Pio Nono" [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope (1846-78)
1794 Louis-Leopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835)
1795 Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (d. 1875)
1795 Joshua Ratoon Sands, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1883)
1822 Francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (d. 1902)
1830 Zebulon Baird Vance, American politician (Senator and Governor of South Carolina 1862-65, 77-79, and Confederate officer, born in Reems Creek, North Carolina (d. 1894)
1831 Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies
1840 Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1897)
1843 Paul Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician and count (Prime Minister of Belgium 1896-99, 1899-1907), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1913)
1856 Peter Henry Emerson, British writer and photographer (1st to promote photography as an independent art), born on La Palma Estate plantation, Cuba (d. 1936)
1857 Ronald Ross, British pathologist (Nobel Prize 1902), born in Almora, North-Western Provinces, British India (d. 1932)
1867 Frank Brangwyn, Welsh painter, muralist and cartoonist (Official War Artist First World War), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1956)
1869 Bob Dalton, American outlaw of the Old West (leader of the Dalton Gang), born in Cass County, Missouri (d. 1892)
1882 Georges Braque, French cubist painter and sculptor (My bicycle) who helped develop Cubism with Pablo Picasso, born in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise (d. 1963)
1883 Georgios Papanicolaou, Greek-American doctor, cytopathologist, and inventor of the Pap smear, born in Kymi, Greece (d. 1962)
1883 Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, editor (Spartacus) and WWII resistance fighter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1942)
1888 Inge Lehmann, Danish geophysicist and seismologist, born in Østerbro, Denmark (d. 1993)
1894 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
1898 Justin Tuveri, Italian veteran of the First World War (d. 2007)
1900 Jos Panhuysen, Dutch author (Pornographer) (d. 1986)

Witold Pilecki (1901-1948)

Polish WWII resistance fighter (volunteered to go to Auschwitz, Witold's Report), born in Olonets, Russian Empire

1903 Alfred Pugsley, English civil engineer (R101 airship), born in London, England (d. 1998)
1904 Earle Birney, Canadian poet and novelist who twice won the Governor General's Award, born in Calgary, Northwest Territories (d. 1995)
1905 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian leader and 5th President of India (1974-77), born in Delhi, British India (d. 1977)
1906 Thomas Mitchell, British architect and engineer, (d. 1996)
1907 Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist
1907 Daphne du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Parasites), born in London, England (d. 1989)
1907 Laurence Kirwan, British archaeologist (Sudan and Egyptian Nubia), born in Galloway (d. 1999)
1912 Judah Nadich, American rabbi (d. 2007)
1913 William Tolbert, Liberian politician (President Liberia 1971-80), born in Bensonville, Liberia (d. 1980)
1915 John Habakkuk, British principal (Jesus College in Oxford)
1917 Wilhelmus Wijen [Broeder Pius], social worker (Curacao)
1918 John Johnston, British diplomat (Rhodesia, Malaysia)
1920 Ratu Kasmisere Mara, Fijian tribal chief, first Prime Minister of Fiji (1970-92) President (1994-2000), born in Lomaloma, Colony of Fiji (d. 2004)
1921 Syd[ney G] Vincent, British mine workers leader
1924 Harry Schwarz, South African MP and Ambassador to the US
1924 Theodore Mann, American theatre producer and director
1926 Dewey Philip "Daddy-O", American pioneering DJ, born in Crump, Tennessee (d. 1968)
1926 Wallace Breem, British author (Eagle in the Snow), born in Kingston, England (d. 1990)
1927 Clive Barnes, American drama critic (NY Times, NY Post)
1928 Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002-07), born in Masaya, Nicaragua (d. 2021)
1928 Jim Shoulders, American champion rodeo cowboy, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1930 Mike Gravel, American politician (US Senator (D) - Alaska, 1969-81), and peace activist (Pentagon Papers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1930 Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998-2003) (d. 2013)
1931 Eileen Diss, British theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal), born in London, England

Jim Jones (1931-1978)

American pastor and leader of the Peoples Temple cult (Jonestown Massacre), born in Randolph County, Indiana

1931 Sydney Lipworth, South African born lawyer and businessman (head of UK Monopolies & Mergers Commission), bon in Johannesburg, South Africa
1933 Sid Morrison, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1981-93), born in Yakima, Washington
1934 Adolf Muschg, Swiss writer (Gruppe Olten), born in Zollikon
1937 John Cope, British politician (UK Paymaster General)

Roch Carrier (85 years old)

1937 Canadian novelist (The Hockey Sweater), born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec

1937 Roger Zelazny, American poet and sci-fi author (Chronicles of Amber), born in Euclid, Ohio (d. 1995)
1937 Trevor Baylis, English inventor of the wind-up radio, born in Kilburn, London (d. 2018)
1938 Giuliano Amato, Italian politician (Prime Minister of Italy 1992-93, 2000-01), born in Turin, Italy
1938 Laurent Beaudoin, French Canadian businessman (Bombardier)
1939 Bill Cobey, American politician (Rep-R-NC, 1985-87), born in Washington D.C.
1939 Hildrun Laufer-Claus, German long jumper, born in Dresden, Germany
1940 Bruce Chatwin, English travel writer and novelist (In Patagonia, On the Black Hill), born in Sheffield, England (d. 1989)
1942 Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13), born in Iskandar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
1944 Armistead Maupin, American author (Tales of the City series), born in Washington D.C.
1944 Betsy Finley Ashton, American broadcast journalist, author and lecturer, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1944 Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, British explorer and genealogist
1947 Stephen R. Donaldson, American sci-fi author (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1948 Jeffrey Evans, Lord Mayor of London (2015-16), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1951 Jim Douglas, American politician, Governor of Vermont (2003-11), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
1952 John Kasich, US politician (Governor of Ohio (R), 2011-19), born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
1952 Manfred Langer, Austrian-Dutch disco builder
1956 Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14)
1956 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, born in Papanasam, India
1957 Andrea Klump, German terrorist (attempt to murder Jewish emigrants in Hungary)
1957 Carrie Lam, Chinese politician, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2017-22), born in Hong Kong
1957 Claudie Andre-Deshays, French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24)
1962 Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet
1964 Ronnie Coleman, American bodybuilder
1965 José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (d. 2006)
1965 Natalie Massenet, entrepreneur and founder of Net-a-Porter, born in Los Angeles, California
1966 Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian entertainer
1966 Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV show host
1968 Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (d. 1997)

Scott Morrison (54 years old)

1968 Australian politician, Prime Minister of Australia (2018-), born in Waverley, Australia

1977 Tom Cotton, American politician (Senator-R-Arkansas 2015-), born in Dardanelle, Arkansas
1979 Carl Philip, Prince of Sweden, son of Carl XVI Gustaf, born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
1982 Oguchi Onyewu, American footballer, born in Washington D.C.
1982 Yoko Kumada, Japanese gravure idol
1983 Anita Görbicz, Hungarian handball player