Famous Birthdays In December - 12

1298  On this day in history birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)  

1418  On December - 12 birth of albert VI of Austria (d. 1463)  

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II  

1574  On this day in history birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)  

1579  On December - 12 birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer  

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.  

1630  On December - 12 birth of olof Rudbeck, composer  

1659  On December - 12 birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)  

1660  On this day in history birth of peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)  

1673  Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) was born on this day in history.  

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1685  Lodovico Giustini, composer was born on December - 12.  

1712  On December - 12 birth of charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen  

1715  Gennaro Manna, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  On December - 12 birth of samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British admiral (d. 1816)  

1745  John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY) was born on December - 12.  

1779  Madeleine Sophie Barat, French saint (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.  

1783  On December - 12 birth of ner Alexander Middleswarth, American politician (d. 1865)  

1786  William L. Marcy, American statesman (d. 1857) was born on this day in history.  

1791  Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoleon (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.  

1792  Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter was born on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history birth of karl Briullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)  

1805  On December - 12 birth of henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co)  

1806  Stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 was born on this day in history.  

1818  Paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 was born on December - 12.  

1821  On this day in history birth of gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary)  

1830  Joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on December - 12.  

1832  On this day in history birth of abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal)  

1833  Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica) was born on December - 12.  

1835  On this day in history birth of georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer  

1838  On this day in history birth of sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars)  

1845  On December - 12 birth of bruce Price, American architect (d. 1903)  

1848  On December - 12 birth of william Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)  

1859  On this day in history birth of edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners)  

1859  Maurice Donnay, French playwright (Lovers) was born on this day in history.  

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0884  On this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies  

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on this day in history.  

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.  

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies  

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on December - 12.  

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies