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Henri (II) de Rohan (21 August 1579 – 13 April 1638) Duke of Rohan and Prince of Léon was a French soldier writer and leader of the Huguenots.

Jean-Jacques Marcel Laffont (April 13 1947 – May 1 2004) was a French economist specializing in public economics and information economics. Educated at the University of Toulouse and the Ecole […]

Rolando Rivi (7 January 1931 – 13 April 1945) known as the Seminarian Martyr was an Italian Seminarian noted for his martyrdom at the hands of fanatical anti-Catholic communist partisans.

Christopher Pitt (1699 – 13 April 1748) was an English poet and translator. His translations into English include Virgil’s Aeneid and Vida’s Art of Poetry.

Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein (15 February 1561 – 13 April 1622) was a daughter of Count Louis I of Sayn-Wittgenstein and his first wife Anna of Solms-Braunfels who was a sister […]

9758 Dainty (1991 GZ9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 13 1991 by Steel D. I. at Siding Spring Observatory.

Konstantin Sakaev (Russian: Константин Сакаев; born in a Tatar family 13 April 1974) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1992) from St Petersburg and Russian Champion in 1999. He is also […]

Carmen Carrera (born Christopher Roman; April 13 1985) is an American reality television personality model and burlesque performer known for appearing on the third season of the Logo reality television […]

Joan of Lusignan (1260 – 13 April 1323) was a French noblewoman. She succeeded her uncle Guy de la Marche Knt. sometime in the period 1310/13 as Lady of Couche […]

John Lahey AIA is an American architect who serves as Chairman and a Principal in Charge of Design for Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB). He is a leading national and international […]

John Christian Watson (born John Christian Tanck; 9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941) commonly known as Chris Watson was a Chilean Australian politician who served as the third Prime […]

John Davis Lodge (October 20 1903 – October 29 1985) was an American actor turned politician. He was the 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955 and U.S. Ambassador […]

Sir Samuel George Bonham 1st Baronet KCB (Chinese Translated Name 文咸 or 般咸) (7 September 1803 – 8 October 1863) was a British colonial governor who became the 3rd Governor […]

Fidelis Oyakhilome (born 13 April 1939) was Governor of Rivers State Nigeria from January 1984 until August 1986 during the military administrations of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida.

Charles Edward Whittingham (April 13 1913 – April 20 1999) was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer who is one of the most acclaimed trainers in U.S. racing history.Born in […]

31956 Wald (2000 GA133) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 13 2000 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.

The 2013 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2012–13 Taça da Liga the 6th season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 13 April […]

Taymuraz Dzambekovich Mamsurov (Russian: Таймура́з Дзамбе́кович Мамсу́ров Ossetian: Мамсыраты Дзамбеджы фырт Таймураз; b. April 13 1954 in Beslan) is the Head of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania Russia. He succeeded […]

Peter Carlsson (born 13 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Viktoras Muntianas (born 11 November 1951 in Marijampolė Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian politician of Moldovan descent and former Speaker of the Seimas. In 1968 he graduated from the high […]