What happened on July 13 ?

40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (d. 93)

1527 - John Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)

1579 - Arthur Dee, English physician and alchemist (d. 1651)

1590 - Pope Clement X (d. 1676)

1607 - Václav Hollar, Czech-born actor (d. 1677)

1608 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)

1770 - Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (d. 1837)

1808 - Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta, President of France (d. 1893)

1821 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate general and Original Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1877)

1841 - Otto Wagner, Austrian architect (d. 1918)

1858 - Stewart Culin, American ethnographer (d. 1929)

1864 - John Jacob Astor IV, American entrepreneur (d. 1912)

1894 - Isaac Babel, Ukrainian writer (d. 1940)

1896 - Mordecai Ardon, one of Israel's greatest painters (d. 1992)

1900 - George Lewis, American musician (d. 1969)

1913 - Dave Garroway, American television host (d. 1982)

1918 - Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)

1920 - Bill Towers, English footballer (d. 2000)

1921 - Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (d. 1999)

1921 - Friedrich Peter, Austrian poltitician (d. 2005)

1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian tenor

1927 - Simone Veil, French politician

1928 - Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)

1929 - Sofia Muratova, Soviet gymnast

1931 - Frank Ramsey, American basketball player

1934 - Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer, Nobel Prize laureate

1934 - Aleksei Yeliseyev, cosmonaut

1935 - Jack Kemp, American football player and Vice Presidential candidate

1936 - Albert Ayler, American musician (d. 1970)

1940 - Patrick Stewart, English actor

1941 - Robert Forster, American actor

1942 - Harrison Ford, American actor

1942 - Roger McGuinn, American musician

1944 - Ern? Rubik, Hungarian inventor, sculptor, and architect

1946 - Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian

1950 - George "Pinky" Nelson, astronaut

1951 - Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor

1954 - Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer and songwriter

1956 - Claude Giroux, Canadian Professional Wrestler

1957 - Phil Margera, Father of Bam Margera

1957 - Cameron Crowe, American film director and writer

1959 - Richard Leman, British field hockey player

1961 - Tim Watson, Australian footballer and coach

1962 - Rhonda Vincent, American singer and musician

1962 - Tom Kenny, American voice actor

1963 - Neal Foulds, English snooker player

1966 - Gerald Levert, American singer

1967 - Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey

1970 - Calvin Phelps, American artist

1970 - Barry Pinches, English snooker player

1972 - Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler

1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver

1978 - Sheldon Souray, Canadian NHL player.

1979 - Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer

1982 - Joost van den Broek, Dutch keyboardplayer (After Forever)

1982 - Simon Clist, English footballer

1989 - Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer

1992 - Dylan Patton, American child actor