Famous Birthdays In December - 23

1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on December - 23.  

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on December - 23.  

1513  On this day in history birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)  

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  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on this day in history.  

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.  

1597  On this day in history 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  Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) was born on this day in history.  

1621  On December - 23 birth of heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)  

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 this day in history.  

1714  Johann Siebenkas, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1732  Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) was born on December - 23.  

1743  On this day in history birth of ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803)  

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

1750  Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) was born on this day in history.  

1758  Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York was born on this day in history.  

1763  John Davy, composer was born on December - 23.  

1777  On December - 23 birth of aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)  

1780  Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on December - 23.  

1790  Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics was born on this day in history.  

1795  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1818  David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

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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  On December - 23 death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar  

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on December - 23.  

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies  

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on December - 23.  

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.