Famous Birthdays In December - 23
Saturday, 27 April 2024
1173 Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.
1174 On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach
1513 Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on December - 23.
1537 King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 23.
1544 Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on December - 23.
1548 On this day in history birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)
1582 Severo Bonini, composer was born on December - 23.
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 December - 23 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 On December - 23 birth of tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer
1689 On December - 23 birth of joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer
1699 Joseph Gibbs, composer was born on this day in history.
1709 On this day in history birth of jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 On this day in history birth of johann Siebenkas, composer
1716 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer was born on this day in history.
1732 On this day in history birth of richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)
1743 On this day in history birth of ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803)
1749 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1804 On this day in history birth of charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 On December - 23 birth of joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883 was born on December - 23.
1812 Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty) was born on December - 23.
1812 William Hauser, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat was born on December - 23.
1818 On this day in history birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899