Famous Birthdays In December - 23
Monday, 18 March 2024
1173 On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
1174 On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach
1513 Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on this day in history.
1537 On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1544 On this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)
1548 Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on December - 23.
1582 Severo Bonini, composer was born on December - 23.
1597 On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"
1613 Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.
1621 Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) was born on December - 23.
1621 On December - 23 birth of heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
1644 On December - 23 birth of tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer
1689 Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer was born on this day in history.
1699 On this day in history birth of joseph Gibbs, composer
1709 On December - 23 birth of jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 Johann Siebenkas, composer was born on this day in history.
1716 On December - 23 birth of johann Heinrich Rolle, composer
1732 On this day in history birth of richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)
1743 Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) was born on December - 23.
1749 Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer was born on this day in history.
1750 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) was born on this day in history.
1758 Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York was born on December - 23.
1763 John Davy, composer was born on December - 23.
1777 On this day in history birth of aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on this day in history.
1790 On December - 23 birth of jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1795 On December - 23 birth of philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
1804 Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk) was born on December - 23.
1805 On December - 23 birth of joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 On December - 23 birth of thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 On this day in history birth of samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
1812 William Hauser, composer was born on December - 23.
1815 On December - 23 birth of henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
1818 On this day in history birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899