Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.  

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

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)  

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)  

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.  

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 this day in history 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.  

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1686  On this day in history birth of john Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748)  

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 this day in history birth of konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778)  

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

1751  Johann Baptist Lasser, composer was born on August - 12.  

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 August - 12 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 this day in history.  

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

1819  Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

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

1825  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1833  William Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

1838  Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of jean Louis Nicode, composer  

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

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

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies  

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies  

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)  

1484  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies  

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

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