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Famous Birthdays In December - 23
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
1173 On December - 23 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 On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
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 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 December - 23.
1621 Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) was born on December - 23.
1621 Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682) was born on December - 23.
1644 On this day in history birth of tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer
1689 On December - 23 birth of joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer
1699 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of johann Lukas Schubaur, composer
1750 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) was born on December - 23.
1758 Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York was born on December - 23.
1763 On this day in history birth of john Davy, composer
1777 On December - 23 birth of aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on this day in history.
1790 On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1795 On this day in history birth of philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
1804 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of william Hauser, composer
1815 On December - 23 birth of henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
1818 On this day in history birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899