Famous Personalities Born In December - 23

1173  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)   

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

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on this day in history.   

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

1544  On December - 23 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 this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on this day in history.   

1613  Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676) was born on December - 23.   

1621  Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) was born on this day in history.   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of joseph Gibbs, composer   

1709  On December - 23 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 December - 23.   

1732  On this day in history birth of richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)   

1743  Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) was born on December - 23.   

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

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

1758  On this day in history birth of nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York   

1763  On this day in history birth of john Davy, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics   

1795  On December - 23 birth of philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)   

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  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 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  On December - 23 birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

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.