Paul Speratus
Paul Speratus was a Swabian Catholic priest who became a Protestant preacher, reformer and hymn-writer. In 1523, he helped Martin Luther to create the First Lutheran hymnal, published in 1524 and called Achtliederbuch.
13 December 1484
Born on the same birth day (13 December): Amy Lee • Danielle Collins • Ferguson Jenkins • Frederick III of Sicily • Lillian Board • Martín de Azpilcueta • Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully