Famous Personalities Born In December - 09
Sunday, 19 October 2025
1392 Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on December - 09.
1447 On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)
1561 Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on this day in history.
1569 Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.
1571 Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on December - 09.
1579 On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
1579 Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.
1581 On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange
1594 On this day in history birth of gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32)
1608 John Milton, London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost) was born on this day in history.
1610 On this day in history birth of baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (d. 1680)
1652 On December - 09 birth of augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician (d. 1723)
1667 William Whiston, English mathematician (d. 1752) was born on December - 09.
1715 Georg Gottfried Petri, composer was born on this day in history.
1717 On this day in history birth of johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)
1728 Pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer was born on December - 09.
1742 On December - 09 birth of carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)
1748 Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (d. 1822) was born on December - 09.
1751 On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Parma, queen of Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819)
1754 On December - 09 birth of etienne Ozi, composer
1787 On this day in history birth of john Dobson, English architect (d. 1865)
1791 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer was born on December - 09.
1796 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer was born on December - 09.
1806 On this day in history birth of jean-Olivier Chénier, French Canadian physician and Patriote (d. 1838)
1837 On this day in history birth of Émile Waldteufel, French composer (d. 1915)
1842 Pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist was born on December - 09.
1847 On this day in history birth of george Grossmith, English actor (d. 1912)
1847 On this day in history birth of george Grossmith, English actor/writer (d. 1912)
1848 Joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories) was born on December - 09.
1850 On December - 09 birth of emma Abbott, American soprano (d. 1891)
1853 On this day in history birth of charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884)
1854 On this day in history birth of pekka Hannikainen, composer
1859 On this day in history birth of algernon Ashton, composer
1862 On this day in history birth of karel Kovarovic, composer