Famous Birthdays In December - 23

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

1537  On December - 23 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  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on this day in history.  

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

1644  Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer was born on this day in history.  

1689  On this day in history birth of joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer  

1699  Joseph Gibbs, composer was born on December - 23.  

1709  On this day in history birth of jean-Noel Hamal, composer  

1714  On this day in history birth of johann Siebenkas, composer  

1716  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Rolle, composer  

1732  Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) was born on this day in history.  

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

1749  Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer was born on December - 23.  

1750  On December - 23 birth of frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)  

1758  On December - 23 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 December - 23.  

1780  On December - 23 birth of charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher  

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  Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church) was born on December - 23.  

1808  On December - 23 birth of thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883  

1812  Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty) was born on December - 23.  

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

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 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  On this day in history death of conrad of Franconia  

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on December - 23.  

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  On December - 23 philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies