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Famous Birthdays In January - 10

Friday, 24 May 2013

1480 Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on this day in history.

1502 Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) was born on this day in history.

1538 Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.

1573 On this day in history birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)

1607 Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.

1628 Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on this day in history.

1638 Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.

1638 Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.

1644 Louis Boufflers, marshall of France was born on this day in history.

1654 On this day in history birth of joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)

1683 On this day in history birth of gasparo Visconti, composer

1701 Johann Caspar Simon, composer was born on this day in history.

1702 Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.

1715 On this day in history birth of christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775)

1738 On this day in history birth of ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)

1747 On this day in history birth of abraham L Breguet, French clock maker

1750 On this day in history birth of thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor (d. 1823)

1760 On this day in history birth of johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer

1766 On this day in history birth of louis Massonneau, composer

1768 James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop was born on this day in history.

1769 On this day in history birth of michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)

1778 Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals) was born on this day in history.

1780 On this day in history birth of m Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist

1794 Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.

1797 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.

1810 On this day in history birth of jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (d. 1883)

1812 On this day in history birth of georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)

1814 On this day in history birth of aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)

1815 Alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.

1815 On this day in history birth of thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862

1825 On this day in history birth of alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899

1828 Herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.

1834 John Acton, English historian/MP was born on this day in history.

1836 Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.

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Famous People Died On This Day In History

1094 Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on this day in history.

1271 On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies

1276 Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on this day in history.

1542 Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history.

1645 On this day in history death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71

1654 On this day in history death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)

1662 On this day in history death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)

1674 Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on this day in history.