Famous Personalities Born In December - 09
Tuesday, 16 September 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 Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on this day in history.
1569 On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)
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 On this day in history 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 On December - 09 birth of john Milton, London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost)
1610 Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (d. 1680) was born on December - 09.
1652 On this day in history birth of augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician (d. 1723)
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 December - 09 birth of johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)
1728 On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer
1742 On this day in history birth of carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)
1748 On December - 09 birth of claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (d. 1822)
1751 On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Parma, queen of Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819)
1754 Etienne Ozi, composer was born on December - 09.
1787 John Dobson, English architect (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.
1791 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer was born on this day in history.
1796 On this day in history birth of prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer
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 Pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist was born on this day in history.
1847 On December - 09 birth of george Grossmith, English actor (d. 1912)
1847 George Grossmith, English actor/writer (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884)
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 December - 09.