Famous Birthdays In December - 08

1508  On this day in history birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer  

1574  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)  

1626  On December - 08 birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic  

1678  On December - 08 birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)  

1699  On December - 08 birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)  

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on December - 08.  

1708  On this day in history birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)  

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on December - 08.  

1728  On this day in history birth of johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author  

1730  On December - 08 birth of john Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia  

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1730  On December - 08 birth of jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist (d. 1799)  

1731  Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer was born on December - 08.  

1737  Robert Kimmerling, composer was born on December - 08.  

1741  On this day in history birth of maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine)  

1744  On December - 08 birth of pierre Joseph Candielle, composer  

1765  Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin) was born on this day in history.  

1789  On December - 08 birth of john Fawcett, composer  

1795  Jacques Francois Gallay, composer was born on December - 08.  

1795  On December - 08 birth of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874)  

1811  On December - 08 birth of louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer  

1815  On this day in history birth of adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905)  

1816  August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890) was born on December - 08.  

1817  Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

1822  Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 was born on December - 08.  

1826  On December - 08 birth of friedrich Siemens, German industrialist  

1828  On this day in history birth of clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

1828  On December - 08 birth of robert Bullock, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1905  

1832  On this day in history birth of bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist (Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903)  

1832  Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author and Nobel laureate (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.  

1861  Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) was born on December - 08.  

1861  William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine was born on this day in history.  

1862  Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's) was born on December - 08.  

1865  Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series) was born on December - 08.  

1865  Jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia) was born on this day in history.  

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0644  Death of Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on this day in history.  

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on December - 08.  

1292  On this day in history john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62  

1587  Death of Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed on December - 08.  

1596  Death of Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on December - 08.  

1626  On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)  

1632  On this day in history death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)  

1643  On this day in history john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59