Famous Personalities Born 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 December - 23.   

1537  On December - 23 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1544  On this day in history 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 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 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 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  Joseph Gibbs, composer was born on December - 23.   

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

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

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 December - 23 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 December - 23 birth of nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York   

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

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  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) was born on December - 23.   

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  Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1812  Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty) was born on this day in history.   

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

1815  Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1818  David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on December - 23.   

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0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on December - 23.   

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

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.