Famous Birthdays In December - 23
Friday, 26 July 2024
1173 Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on December - 23.
1174 On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach
1513 Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on this day in history.
1537 King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 23.
1544 On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)
1548 On December - 23 birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)
1582 On this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer
1597 On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"
1613 Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.
1621 On this day in history birth of edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)
1621 Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.
1644 Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer was born on December - 23.
1689 On this day in history birth of joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer
1699 Joseph Gibbs, composer was born on December - 23.
1709 On this day in history birth of jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 Johann Siebenkas, composer was born on this day in history.
1716 On December - 23 birth of johann Heinrich Rolle, composer
1732 On December - 23 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 this day in history.
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 John Davy, composer was born on December - 23.
1777 Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25) was born on December - 23.
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on this day in history.
1790 On December - 23 birth of jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1795 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) was born on December - 23.
1804 On December - 23 birth of charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 On this day in history birth of joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 On December - 23 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 William Hauser, composer was born on December - 23.
1815 On December - 23 birth of henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
1818 On December - 23 birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899