Famous Personalities Born In December - 08
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1508 Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.
1574 Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)
1704 On this day in history birth of anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)
1708 On December - 08 birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)
1715 John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on this day in history.
1728 Johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author was born on December - 08.
1730 On this day in history birth of john Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia
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 On this day in history birth of robert Kimmerling, composer
1741 On this day in history birth of maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine)
1744 Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer was born on this day in history.
1765 Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin) was born on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history birth of john Fawcett, composer
1795 Jacques Francois Gallay, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 On December - 08 birth of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874)
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 this day in history.
1816 August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.
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 Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist was born on December - 08.
1828 Clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on December - 08.
1828 Robert Bullock, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)
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 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.