Famous Personalities Born In December - 08

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

1574  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on December - 08.   

1626  Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on December - 08.   

1678  Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.   

1715  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1737  On December - 08 birth of robert Kimmerling, composer   

1741  Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine) was born on this day in history.   

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

1765  On December - 08 birth of eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)   

1789  On this day in history birth of john Fawcett, composer   

1795  On December - 08 birth of jacques Francois Gallay, composer   

1795  On this day in history birth of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874)   

1811  Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer was born on December - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)   

1822  On December - 08 birth of luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1826  Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist was born on this day in history.   

1828  Clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 08.   

1861  Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) was born on this day in history.   

1861  William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine was born on December - 08.   

1862  On December - 08 birth of georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's)   

1865  On December - 08 birth of jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series)   

1865  On December - 08 birth of jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia)   

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0644  Death of Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on December - 08.   

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on this day in history.   

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

1587  On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  On this day in history death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico   

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

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

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