Famous Birthdays In December - 08
Saturday, 27 April 2024
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 Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on this day in history.
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 December - 08.
1704 Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.
1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)
1728 Johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author was born on this day in history.
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 December - 08.
1731 On this day in history birth of frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer
1737 On December - 08 birth of robert Kimmerling, composer
1741 On December - 08 birth of maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine)
1744 Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer was born on December - 08.
1765 On this day in history birth of eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
1789 John Fawcett, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 Jacques Francois Gallay, composer was born on December - 08.
1795 On this day in history birth of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874)
1811 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of august Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890)
1817 Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896) was born on December - 08.
1822 Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 was born on December - 08.
1826 On this day in history 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 Robert Bullock, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 was born on December - 08.
1832 On this day in history birth of bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist (Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903)
1832 On this day in history birth of bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author and Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
1861 On December - 08 birth of aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)
1861 On December - 08 birth of william Crapo Durant, founded General Machine
1862 On this day in history birth of georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's)
1865 On this day in history birth of jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series)
1865 On December - 08 birth of jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia)