Famous Personalities Born In December - 09
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1392 Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on December - 09.
1447 Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on December - 09.
1561 On December - 09 birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony
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 this day in history.
1579 On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
1579 On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)
1581 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.
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 December - 09.
1610 On December - 09 birth of baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (d. 1680)
1652 Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.
1667 On December - 09 birth of william Whiston, English mathematician (d. 1752)
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 On December - 09 birth of pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer
1742 Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid) was born on this day in history.
1748 On this day in history birth of claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (d. 1822)
1751 On December - 09 birth of maria Luisa of Parma, queen of Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819)
1754 Etienne Ozi, composer was born on December - 09.
1787 On this day in history birth of john Dobson, English architect (d. 1865)
1791 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer was born on this day in history.
1796 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer was born on this day in history.
1806 Jean-Olivier Chénier, French Canadian physician and Patriote (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of Émile Waldteufel, French composer (d. 1915)
1842 On December - 09 birth of pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist
1847 George Grossmith, English actor (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.
1847 On December - 09 birth of george Grossmith, English actor/writer (d. 1912)
1848 On this day in history birth of joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories)
1850 Emma Abbott, American soprano (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1853 Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884) was born on December - 09.
1854 Pekka Hannikainen, composer was born on this day in history.
1859 On December - 09 birth of algernon Ashton, composer
1862 Karel Kovarovic, composer was born on this day in history.