Famous Birthdays In December - 08

1508  On December - 08 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 this day in history 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  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1704  On December - 08 birth of anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)  

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.  

1715  On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)  

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

1730  John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia was born on December - 08.  

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1730  Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1741  Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine) was born on December - 08.  

1744  On this day in history birth of pierre Joseph Candielle, composer  

1765  On this day in history birth of eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)  

1789  On December - 08 birth of john Fawcett, composer  

1795  On this day in history birth of jacques Francois Gallay, composer  

1795  Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874) was born on December - 08.  

1811  On this day in history birth of louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer  

1815  Adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905) was born on December - 08.  

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  On this day in history birth of luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910  

1826  Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist was born on December - 08.  

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 December - 08 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  On December - 08 birth of william Crapo Durant, founded General Machine  

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  On this day in history death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered  

0899  On December - 08 arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies  

1292  John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on December - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1626  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on this day in history.  

1632  Death of Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561) on December - 08.  

1643  John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 on this day in history.