Famous Birthdays In December - 23

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 December - 23.  

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.  

1544  On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)  

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  On December - 23 birth of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)  

1621  On December - 23 birth of edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)  

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  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1709  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer was born on this day in history.  

1714  On December - 23 birth of johann Siebenkas, composer  

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

1732  On December - 23 birth of richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)  

1743  On December - 23 birth of ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803)  

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

1750  Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) was born on this day in history.  

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  On December - 23 birth of aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)  

1780  Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on December - 23.  

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 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 December - 23.  

1818  David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

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

0679  On December - 23 death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered  

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

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

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies  

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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.