Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 12.   

1686  John Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748) was born on August - 12.   

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  On this day in history birth of rowland Hill, preacher   

1751  On August - 12 birth of johann Baptist Lasser, composer   

1753  Thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables) was born on this day in history.   

1757  On August - 12 birth of aLF, alien life form (ALF)   

1762  George IV, king of England (1820-30) was born on this day in history.   

1762  King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1781  On this day in history birth of robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument)   

1819  Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on August - 12.   

1820  On August - 12 birth of oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation   

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

1829  John Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor was born on August - 12.   

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  On this day in history birth of macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile)   

1849  Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist was born on August - 12.   

1853  Jean Louis Nicode, composer was born on August - 12.   

1854  On August - 12 birth of alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith   

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0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  On this day in history 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  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.   

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.