Famous Birthdays In December - 23

1173  On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)  

1174  On December - 23 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 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 December - 23.  

1582  On December - 23 birth of severo Bonini, composer  

1597  On this day in history birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"  

1613  On this day in history birth of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)  

1621  Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) was born on December - 23.  

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1621  On December - 23 birth of heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)  

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  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  John Davy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On December - 23 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)  

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 this day in history.  

1812  William Hauser, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62  

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on December - 23.  

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on December - 23.  

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.  

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

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