Famous Birthdays In December - 23

1173  On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)  

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on this day in history.  

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on this day in history.  

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)  

1544  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on this day in history.  

1548  On this day in history birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)  

1582  On December - 23 birth of severo Bonini, composer  

1597  On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"  

1613  On December - 23 birth of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)  

1621  On this day in history birth of edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)  

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1621  Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682) was born on December - 23.  

1644  Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer was born on this day in history.  

1689  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer was born on this day in history.  

1699  On December - 23 birth of joseph Gibbs, composer  

1709  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer was born on December - 23.  

1714  On this day in history birth of johann Siebenkas, composer  

1716  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Rolle, composer  

1732  On this day in history birth of richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)  

1743  Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) was born on December - 23.  

1749  Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer was born on December - 23.  

1750  On December - 23 birth of frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)  

1758  On this day in history birth of nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York  

1763  On this day in history birth of john Davy, composer  

1777  On this day in history birth of aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)  

1780  On December - 23 birth of charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher  

1790  Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics was born on December - 23.  

1795  On this day in history birth of philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)  

1804  Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk) was born on December - 23.  

1805  Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church) was born on December - 23.  

1808  On this day in history birth of thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883  

1812  Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty) was born on December - 23.  

1812  On this day in history birth of william Hauser, composer  

1815  Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat was born on December - 23.  

1818  On December - 23 birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899  

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0558  On this day in history childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62  

0679  On December - 23 death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered  

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on December - 23.  

0913  On December - 23 death of conrad of Franconia  

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on this day in history.  

1116  On December - 23 ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies  

1230  Death of Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on this day in history.  

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on December - 23.