Famous Personalities Born In August - 12
Friday, 23 May 2025
1503 Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.
1566 On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands
1592 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.
1604 Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.
1620 Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.
1626 On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer
1629 On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)
1644 On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer
1644 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer was born on August - 12.
1647 Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.
1686 John Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.
1696 On this day in history birth of maurice Greene, composer
1720 On August - 12 birth of martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian
1720 On August - 12 birth of konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778)
1744 Rowland Hill, preacher was born on August - 12.
1751 Johann Baptist Lasser, composer was born on this day in history.
1753 Thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables) was born on August - 12.
1757 ALF, alien life form (ALF) was born on August - 12.
1762 On this day in history birth of george IV, king of England (1820-30)
1762 On August - 12 birth of king George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
1774 On August - 12 birth of robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson
1778 Francis Horner, politician was born on this day in history.
1781 On August - 12 birth of robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument)
1819 On August - 12 birth of daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1820 On this day in history birth of oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation
1825 Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born on August - 12.
1829 On this day in history birth of john Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902
1832 On August - 12 birth of hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor
1833 William Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1838 On August - 12 birth of joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal
1848 Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile) was born on August - 12.
1849 Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist was born on this day in history.
1853 On this day in history birth of jean Louis Nicode, composer
1854 Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith was born on August - 12.