Famous Birthdays In January - 12

1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.  

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on this day in history.  

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.  

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.  

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.  

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on this day in history.  

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

1588  John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter  

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1591  On January - 12 birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)  

1597  On January - 12 birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)  

1599  On January - 12 birth of adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter  

1638  Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars) was born on January - 12.  

1665  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, French lawyer/mathematician  

1674  Reinhard Keiser, composer was born on January - 12.  

1711  On this day in history birth of gaetano Latilla, composer  

1715  On January - 12 birth of jacques Duphly, composer  

1716  Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795) was born on January - 12.  

1721  On January - 12 birth of duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, Prussian general (d. 1792)  

1723  On January - 12 birth of samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797)  

1729  On this day in history birth of edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1]  

1729  Lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist was born on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history birth of johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer  

1737  On January - 12 birth of brizio Petrucci, composer  

1737  On this day in history birth of john Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)  

1746  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Switzerland, educator [OS] was born on January - 12.  

1749  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat  

1751  Ferdinand I, king of Sicily & Naples was born on January - 12.  

1751  On January - 12 birth of jacob M R Lenz, writer (Das Leidende Weib)  

1751  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1825)  

1772  On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

1780  Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist was born on January - 12.  

1783  On January - 12 birth of erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)  

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0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.  

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1167  On this day in history aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56  

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on this day in history.  

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on this day in history.  

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.