Famous Personalities Born In December - 23
Monday, 06 April 2026
1173 Louis i: Duke of bavaria 

1174 Louis i: Duke of wittelsbach 

1513 Thomas smith: English diplomat and scholar 

1537 King john iii of sweden: King john iii of sweden (d. 1592) 

1544 Anna: Duchess of saxson/wife of prince willem of orange (1561-71) 

1548 Pieter c bockenberg: Historian (annales hollandiae et zeelandiae) 

1582 Severo bonini: Composer 

1597 Martin opitz: Germany, poet "father of modern german poetry" 

1613 Carl gustaf wrangel: Swedish soldier 

1621 Edmund berry godfrey: English magistrate 

1621 Heneage finch: 1st earl of nottingham, lord chancellor of england 

1644 Tomas de torrejon y velasco: Composer 

1689 Joseph bodin de boismortier: Composer 

1699 Joseph gibbs: Composer 

1709 Jean-noel hamal: Composer 

1714 Johann siebenkas: Composer 

1716 Johann heinrich rolle: Composer 

1732 Richard arkwright: Inventor (spinning frame) 

1743 Ippolit bogdanovich: Russian poet 

1749 Johann lukas schubaur: Composer 

1750 Frederik augustus i: The righteous, king of saxony (1806-27) 

1758 Nathan wilson u.s. representative from new york: Nathan wilson u.s. representative from new york 

1763 John davy: Composer 

1777 Aleksandr i p romanov: Tsar of russia (1801-25) 

1780 Charles-louis panckoucke: French publisher 

1790 Jean-francois champollion: Deciphered egyptian hieroglyphics 

1795 Philippe vandermaelen: Flemish cartographer (atlas universel) 

1804 Charles-augustin sainte-beuve: French critic/writer (informal talk) 

1805 Joseph smith jr: Sharon vt, founder (mormon church) 

1808 Thomas turner: Commander (union navy), died in 1883 

1812 Samuel smiles: Scotland, author (self-help, character, duty) 

1812 William hauser: Composer 

1815 Henry highland garnet: Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat 

1818 David addison weisiger: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1899 

Hisdates•Com
Home