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Famous Birthdays In January - 23

Friday, 24 May 2013

1350 On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)

1574 On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter

1582 On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)

1688 On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)

1719 On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)

1730 Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.

1745 On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)

1752 Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.

1761 Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) was born on this day in history.

1762 Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) was born on this day in history.

1783 Stendahl, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) was born on this day in history.

1783 Stendhal, French writer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.

1785 On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad

1786 On this day in history birth of auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. 1858)

1809 Veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter was born on this day in history.

1813 On this day in history birth of franz Commer, composer

1816 On this day in history birth of carl Herrmann, near Hanover Germany, stage magician

1820 Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer was born on this day in history.

1827 On this day in history birth of takamori Saigo, Samurai, leader of Satsuma rebellion (d. 1877)

1828 Calvin Edward Pratt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.

1830 Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/min of War (1899-1900) was born on this day in history.

1832 On this day in history birth of edouard Manet, French artist (d. 1883)

1833 On this day in history birth of john Randolph Chambliss Jr, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864

1840 On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)

1843 On this day in history birth of hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer

1855 John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.

1857 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) was born on this day in history.

1862 On this day in history birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician

1865 On this day in history birth of benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor (Black Haired Whore)

1867 Herbert Bedford, composer was born on this day in history.

1868 On this day in history birth of juventino Rosas, composer

1869 On this day in history birth of carlo Felice Boghen, composer

1869 Herbert David Croly, US author (Promise of American Life) was born on this day in history.

1872 Paul Langevin, French physicist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.

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Famous Deaths In January - 23

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1002 On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21

1199 On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)

1356 Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.

1516 Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.

1548 On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57

1549 Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.

1567 Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.

1622 On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38