Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  On August - 12 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  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)  

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1626  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)  

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

1696  On August - 12 birth of maurice Greene, composer  

1720  On this day in history 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 August - 12.  

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

1753  Thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables) was born on August - 12.  

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

1762  George IV, king of England (1820-30) was born on August - 12.  

1762  On August - 12 birth of king George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)  

1774  On this day in history birth of robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson  

1778  Francis Horner, politician was born on this day in history.  

1781  Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) was born on August - 12.  

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  Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1848  Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile) was born on August - 12.  

1849  On this day in history birth of abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist  

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

1854  Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith was born on August - 12.  

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0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on August - 12.  

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

1158  On August - 12 anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies  

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies  

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  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies  

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)