Famous Personalities Born In January - 12
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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 On January - 12 birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author 

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

1576 On January - 12 birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian 

1577 On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) 

1580 On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) 

1580 On January - 12 birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) 

1588 John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born on January - 12. 

1588 Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter was born on this day in history. 

1591 José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born on January - 12. 

1597 François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born on this day in history. 

1599 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter was born on January - 12. 

1638 On January - 12 birth of ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars) 

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

1674 On January - 12 birth of reinhard Keiser, composer 

1711 Gaetano Latilla, composer was born on this day in history. 

1715 Jacques Duphly, composer was born on this day in history. 

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

1721 Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, Prussian general (d. 1792) was born on this day in history. 

1723 On this day in history birth of samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797) 

1729 Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1] was born on this day in history. 

1729 On this day in history birth of lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist 

1730 On January - 12 birth of johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer 

1737 On this day in history 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 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat was born on this day in history. 

1751 Ferdinand I, king of Sicily & Naples was born on this day in history. 

1751 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist 

1783 On this day in history birth of erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen) 

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