Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.  

1566  On August - 12 birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands  

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)  

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)  

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer  

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer  

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.  

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer  

1644  On August - 12 birth of heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer  

1647  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)  

1686  On August - 12 birth of john Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748)  

1696  On this day in history birth of maurice Greene, composer  

1720  Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born on this day in history.  

1720  Konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778) was born on August - 12.  

1744  Rowland Hill, preacher was born on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Lasser, composer  

1753  On this day in history birth of thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables)  

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  King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830) was born on August - 12.  

1774  Robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson was born on August - 12.  

1778  Francis Horner, politician was born on August - 12.  

1781  Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1820  Oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation was born on this day in history.  

1825  On August - 12 birth of frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer  

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  On August - 12 birth of william Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1838  Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal was born on August - 12.  

1848  Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile) was born on this day in history.  

1849  On August - 12 birth of abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist  

1853  Jean Louis Nicode, composer was born on this day in history.  

1854  Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith was born on this day in history.  

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0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.  

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50  

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.  

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.  

1424  On this day in history death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)  

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies  

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)