Famous Birthdays In December - 23

1173  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)  

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 this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)  

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

1582  On this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer  

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on this day in history.  

1613  Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.  

1621  On December - 23 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  On December - 23 birth of tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer  

1689  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer was born on December - 23.  

1699  On December - 23 birth of joseph Gibbs, composer  

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

1714  On December - 23 birth of johann Siebenkas, composer  

1716  Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer was born on December - 23.  

1732  On December - 23 birth of richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)  

1743  Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1749  On December - 23 birth of johann Lukas Schubaur, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1777  Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25) was born on this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher  

1790  On December - 23 birth of jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics  

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

1804  On December - 23 birth of charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)  

1805  Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church) was born on this day in history.  

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

1812  On December - 23 birth of samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)  

1812  William Hauser, composer was born on December - 23.  

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  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on this day in history.  

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

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.  

0918  On December - 23 conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies  

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

1230  On December - 23 death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England  

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