Famous Birthdays on May 13

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• 1024 Hugh of Cluny, French saint, born in Semur-en-Brionnais, Brionnais (d. 1109)
• 1254 Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III and Queen consort of France (1274-85), born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1322)
• 1314 Sergius of Radonezh, Russian saint, born in Varnitsa, Rostov Velikiy (d. 1392)

• 1588 Ole Worm, Danish physician, born in Aarhus, Denmark–Norway (d. 1654)
• 1592 John Cloppenburg, Dutch Calvinist theologian, born in Amsterdam (d. 1652)
• 1638 Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)
• 1655 Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italian 244th Pope (1721-24) tried to introduce frugal measures and end nepotism, born in Poli, Papal States (d. 1724)
• 1699 Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (1756-1777), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1782)
• 1712 Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (d. 1772)
• 1717 Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740-1780) only woman to rule Habsburg Empire in her own right, born in Vienna (d. 1780)
• 1729 Henry William Stiegel, German-American early glassmaker (built American Flint Glassworks at Manheim which had rapid rise and fall), born near Cologne (d. 1785)

• 1735 Horace Coignet, French violinist, singer, and composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1821)
• 1742 Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
• 1746 Oliver Brownson, American composer, and music publisher, mostly of hymns, born in Bolton, Connecticut (d. 1815)
• 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)
• 1756 Wojciech Żywny, Polish pianist, composer, and Chopin's first piano teacher, born in Mšeno, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1842)
• 1761 Adrian Loosjes, Dutch botanist, publisher and writer (Mauritius Lijnslager), born in Den Hoor, Netherlands (d. 1818)
• 1776 Charles Ots, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1845)
• 1776 Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, Portuguese composer, born in Setúbal, Portugal (d. 1825)
• 1792 Pius IX "Pio Nono" [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Italian Pope (1846-78) held First Vatican Council, lost control of Papal States, born in Senigallia, Papal States (d. 1878)
• 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 Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz and King Consort of Spain (1846-68), born in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, 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 van Goltstein van Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies, born in Hamburg (d. 1901)
• 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)
• 1847 Johannes Haarklou, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, born in Haukedalen, Norway (d. 1925)
• 1854 Louis H. Chrispijn, Dutch actor and director (Krates, Lost & Found, Silvia Silombra), born in Amsterdam, Netherland (d. 1926)
• 1854 Paul Klengel, German pianist, violinist, composer and educator, born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1935)
• 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)
• 1856 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott, George Gardner, Tom Sharkey), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
• 1857 Ronald Ross, British pathologist (Nobel Prize 1902), born in Almora, North-Western Provinces, British India (d. 1932)
• 1859 August Enna, Danish composer (The Witch), born in Nakskov, Denmark (d. 1939)
• 1866 Ottokar Eugen Novacek, Hungarian composer and violinist of Czech descent, born in Weißkirchen, Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
• 1867 Frank Brangwyn, Welsh painter, muralist and cartoonist (Official War Artist First World War), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1956)
• 1868 Paolo Gallico, Italian-American concert pianist, composer (The Apocalypse), and educator, born in Trieste, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1955)
• 1869 Bob Dalton, American outlaw of the Old West (leader of the Dalton Gang), born in Cass County, Missouri (d. 1892)
• 1874 Henry Clough-Leiter, American composer, born in Washington D.C. (d. 1956)
• 1876 Raoul Laparra, French composer (Alyssa), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1943)
• 1878 Muriel Robb, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1907)
• 1881 Ilona Durigo, Hungarian contralto singer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1943)
• 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 Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, editor (Spartacus) and WWII resistance fighter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1942)
• 1886 Joseph Achron, Lithuanian-American concert violinist and composer (Golem Suite), born in Lozdzieje, Russian Empire (now Lazdijai, Lithuania) (d. 1943)
• 1888 Inge Lehmann, Danish geophysicist and seismologist, born in Østerbro, Denmark (d. 1993)
• 1889 Merie Earle [Ireland], American film and television character actress (The Waltons - "Maude Gormley"), born in Morrow, Ohio (d. 1984)
• 1891 Fritz Rasp, German actor (Diary of a Lost Girl), born in Bayreuth, Germany (d. 1976)
• 1894 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
• 1896 Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold individual 3 day event 1928, 32; team 3 day event 1924, 28), born in The Hague (d. 1971)
• 1897 Babe Dye, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1922; NHL scoring champion 1922–23, 24-25; Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 1962)
• 1898 Justin Tuveri, Italian veteran of the First World War (d. 2007)
• 1900 Jos Panhuysen, Dutch author (Pornographer) (d. 1986)

• 1903 Alfred Pugsley, English civil engineer (R101 airship), born in London, England (d. 1998)
• 1903 Jim Sims, English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Middlesex), born in Leyton, England (d. 1973)
• 1903 Paul Page, American actor (Girl From Havana, Moth), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1974)
• 1904 Earle Birney, Canadian poet and novelist who twice won the Governor General's Award, born in Calgary, Northwest Territories (d. 1995)
• 1904 Tim Wall, Australian cricket fast bowler (18 Tests, 56 wickets, BB 5/14; South Australia), born in Semaphore, Australia (d. 1981)
• 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 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)
• 1911 Maxine Sullivan [Marietta Williams], American jazz vocalist and performer (Going Places), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
• 1911 Robert Middleton, American film and TV actor (Barney-Monroes), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1977)
• 1912 Gil Evans, Canadian-American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (Miles Davis; Absolute Beginners, Out of the Cool), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1988)
• 1912 Helen Craig, American actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1986)
• 1912 Judah Nadich, American rabbi (d. 2007)
• 1913 William Tolbert, Liberian politician (President Liberia 1971-80), born in Bensonville, Liberia (d. 1980)
• 1914 (Louis Charles) "L. C. Robinson, American blues singer, guitarist, fiddler, and electric steel guitar player, born in Brenham, Texas (d. 1976)

• 1915 John Habakkuk [Hrothgar Habakkuk], Welsh economic historian (Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1973–77), born in Barry, Wales (d. 2002)
• 1918 John Baines Johnston, British diplomat (British High Commissioner to Rhodesia just before independence, High Commissioner of Malaysia), born in Maryport, England (d. 2005)
• 1918 T. Balasaraswati, Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, born in Madras Presidency, British India (d. 1984)
• 1920 Gareth Morris, British flautist (Philharmonia Orchestra, 1948-72), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1945-85), born in Clevedon, Somerset, England (d. 2007)
• 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 Sid Vincent, British trade union leader (d. 1992)

• 1922 Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1923 (William) "Red" Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1984)
• 1924 Harry Glickman, American journalist, promoter and sports executive (co-founder NBA Portland Trail Blazers, President 1987-94), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2020)
• 1924 Harry Schwarz, South African MP, Ambassador to the US and anti-apartheid activist, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2010)
• 1924 Theodore Mann, American theatre producer and director (co-founded Circle in the Square Theatre), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012) [1]
• 1925 Anthony Milner, British composer, born in Bristol, England (d. 2002)
• 1925 Russ Savakus, American jazz, folk, and rock session bassist and violinist, born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
• 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)
• 1927 Herbert Ross, American director, producer and choreographer (Footloose, Steel Magnolias), born in New York City (d. 2001)
• 1927 Karl-Heinz Köper, German conductor, and composer (Tuba-Tabu; Pop Corn Concerto), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 2011)
• 1928 Édouard Molinaro, French film actor, director and screenwriter (La Cage aux Folles), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 2013)
• 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)
• 1929 Creed Taylor, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and bossa nova record producer (Stan Getz; Wes Montgomery), and label founder (Impluse!; CTI Records), born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 2022)
• 1929 Will Eisma, Dutch composer and violinist, born in Sungailiat, Indonesia
• 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

• 1931 Sydney Lipworth, South African born lawyer and businessman (head of UK Monopolies & Mergers Commission), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1933 Alden Ashforth, American composer and professor of ethno-musicology, born in New York City (d. 2016)
• 1933 Sid Morrison, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1981-93), born in Yakima, Washington
• 1933 Stig Gustav Schonberg, Swedish composer and organist, born in Västra Husby, Sweden
• 1934 Adolf Muschg, Swiss writer (Gruppe Olten), born in Zollikon
• 1934 Leon Wagner, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; LA Angels), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2004)
• 1935 Dominic Cossa, American baritone, and voice teacher, born in Jessup, Pennsylvania
• 1935 Nigel Butterley, Australian pianist, composer (The True Samaritan), educator, and radio broadcaster, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2022) [1]
• 1935 Yizhak Sadai, Israeli composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2019)
• 1936 Rafael Campos, Dominican actor (Tonka), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic (d. 1985)
• 1936 Vitaly Dubko, Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation), born in Krasnodar, Russia (d. 2023)
• 1937 John Cope, British politician (UK Paymaster General)
• 1937 Judith Somogi, American conductor (Utica Symphony, 1977-80; Frankfurt Opera, 1982-87), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1988)

• 1937 Roger Zelazny, American poet and sci-fi author (Chronicles of Amber), born in Euclid, Ohio (d. 1995)
• 1937 Teddy Randazzo, American pop singer-songwriter ("I'm on the Outside Looking In"), born in New York City (d. 2003)
• 1937 Trevor Baylis, English inventor of the wind-up radio, born in Kilburn, London (d. 2018)
• 1937 Zohra Lampert, American actress (Doctor's Hospital, Girl With Something Extra), born in New York City
• 1938 Buck Taylor, American actor (Monroes, Gunsmoke), born in Hollywood, California
• 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 Harvey Keitel, American actor (Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs), born in New York City
• 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)
• 1940 Richard Brooks, American soul singer (Impressions, 1958-62 - "Gypsy Woman"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 1941 Joe Brown, British singer, guitarist and ukulele player ("A Picture of You"; "I'll See You In My Dreams"), born in Swarby, England
• 1941 Ritchie Valens [Valenzuela], American rock singer ("Donna"; "La Bamba"), born in Pacoima, California (d. 1959)
• 1941 Senta Berger, Austrian stage and screen actress (Cast a Giant Shadow), born in Vienna, Austria
• 1942 Jim Douglas, Scottish jazz guitarist, born in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
• 1942 Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13), born in Iskandar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
• 1943 Eve Babitz, American artist and author (Eve's Hollywood; Slow Days, Fast Company; I Used To Be Charming), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2021)
• 1943 Mary Wells, American pop singer ("My Guy";"You Beat Me to the Punch"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1992)
• 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 Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter ("Angel"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1988)
• 1944 Clive Radley, English cricketer (batsman in 8 Tests)
• 1944 Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, British explorer and genealogist
• 1945 Louis "Blue Lou" Marini, American saxophonist, arranger, and composer (Blues Brothers), born in Charleston, South Carolina
• 1945 Magic Dick [Richard Salwitz], American harmonica player and musician (J Geils Band - "Centerfold"), born in New London, Connecticut
• 1945 Sam Anderson, American actor (Perfect Strangers), born in Wahpeton, North Dakota
• 1946 Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor (Jewel in Crown, King Charles III), born in Rugby, England (d. 2017)
• 1947 Edgar Burcksen, Dutch film editor
• 1947 Pete Overend Watts, English rock bassist (Mott The Hoople - "All Young Dudes"), born in Yardley, Birmingham, England (d. 2017)
• 1947 Robert "Rab" Noakes, Scottish folk-country singer-songwriter ("Turn A Deaf Ear"), born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
• 1947 Stephen R. Donaldson, American sci-fi author (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1948 David "Hawk" Wolinski, American funk keyboardist (Rufus; Chaka Kahn), and record producer, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1948 Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), born in Mexico City (d. 2021)
• 1948 Jeffrey Evans, Lord Mayor of London (2015-16), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
• 1949 Franklyn Ajaye, American comedian and actor (Car Wash, The Jazz Singer, Bridesmaids), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1949 Jane Glover, British conductor (London Mozart Players, 1984-91; Music of the Baroque Ennsemble (Chicago), 2002-), born in Helmsley, England
• 1949 Mário Moinhos, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; Benfica, Boavista, Espinho), born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal (d. 2023)
• 1949 Piotr Moss, Polish-French contemporary classical composer, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 1949 Zoe Wanamaker, American actress (Raggedy Rawney), born in New York City
• 1950 Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), born in London, England (d. 2018)
• 1950 Joe Johnston, American film director (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids; Jumanji; October Sky), and visual effects artist, born in Austin, Texas

• 1951 Guus Janssen, Dutch jazz and classical pianist, harpsichordist, and composer, born in Heiloo, Netherlands
• 1951 Guy Morriss, American football coach (Kentucky, Baylor, Texas A&M–Commerce) and guard (Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots), born in Colorado City, Texas (d. 2022)
• 1951 Jim Douglas, American politician, Governor of Vermont (2003-11), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
• 1951 Paul Thompson, British rock drummer (Roxy Music, 1971-80 & 2001-11 - "Love Is The Drug"; Concrete Blonde, 1989-94; Lindisfarne, 2013-21), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
• 1951 Selina Scott, English TV newscaster (West 57th), born in Scarborough, England
• 1952 John Kasich, US politician (Governor of Ohio (R), 2011-19), born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
• 1952 Manfred Langer, Austrian-Dutch disco builder
• 1952 Sew Shivnarine, West Indian cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain), born in Albion, Guyana
• 1954 Johnny Logan [Seán Sherrard], Irish celtic-pop singer and songwriter ("Hold Me Now"), born in Frankston, Australia
• 1955 Xiaoyong Chen, Chinese contemporary classical composer (Invisible Landscapes), born in Beijing, China
• 1956 Aleksandr Kaleri, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14), born in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
• 1956 David Hollestelle, Dutch rock guitarist (Herman Brood & His Wild Romance), born in Hilversum, Netherlands
• 1956 Richard Madeley, British TV presenter, journalist, columnist and novelist (Richard & Judy, The Wright Stuff), born in Romford, Essex
• 1956 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, born in Papanasam, India
• 1957 Alan Ball, American screenwriter, director, and producer
• 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)
• 1958 Frances Barber, English actress (Castaway), born in Wolverhampton, England
• 1959 Paul Pesco, Eurasian American session guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Canandaigua, New York
• 1960 Dick van de Toorn, Dutch actor (Pastorale), born in Haarlem, Netherlands

• 1962 Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (d. 2003)
• 1962 Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet (Surfacing and now), and essayist, born in Scotland
• 1962 Paul McDermott, Australian comedian
• 1962 Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster
• 1963 Julian Brookhouse, British rock guitarist (Curiosity Killed Cat - "Keep Your Distance"), born in Putney, London, England
• 1963 Melissa Nobles, American political scientist (Chancellor of MIT 2021-), born in New York City
• 1963 Wally Masur, English-born Australian tennis player, born in Southampton, England
• 1964 Ronnie Coleman, American bodybuilder
• 1964 Sara Gomer, English tennis player, born in Torquay, England

• 1964 Tom Verica, American actor, director and producer (How to Get Away with Murder, Bridgerton), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1965 Chris Washburn, American NBA player, born in Hickory, North Carolina
• 1965 Hikari Ota, Japanese comedian (Bakushō Mondai), born in Kamifukuoka, Japan
• 1965 José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (d. 2006)
• 1965 Lari White, American country music singer and actress (You Can Be A Star winner- 1988), born in Dunedin, Florida (d. 2018)
• 1965 Natalie Massenet, entrepreneur and founder of Net-a-Porter, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1965 Tasmin Little, English classical violinist, born in London, England
• 1966 Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter (Seventh Tree), born in London

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