On this day
13
June

Rose Cleveland, Eugénio de Andrade, Ludwig II of Bavaria

Born: Rose Cleveland (1846)
Died: Eugénio de Andrade (2005), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1886)

Born on this day

13JunBorn 1846180th birthday

Rose Cleveland

Rose Cleveland briefly served as White House hostess, then built a literary and private life whose centre was her relationship with Evangeline Simpson Whipple.

Died on this day

13JunDied 200521st anniversary of death

Eugénio de Andrade

His spare, musical poems made light, the body and the passing seasons bear the weight of desire, while a long working life in Porto sustained a distinctively independent literary career.

13JunDied 1886140th anniversary of death

Ludwig II of Bavaria

Ludwig II’s castles and patronage of Wagner made him a lasting cultural figure, while his diaries reveal the pressures surrounding his desire for men.