Famous Personalities Born In December - 23
Monday, 30 June 2025
1173 On December - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
1174 Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on this day in history.
1513 On December - 23 birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)
1537 On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1544 On this day in history 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 Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.
1597 Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on December - 23.
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 On December - 23 birth of heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
1644 On this day in history birth of tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer
1689 Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer was born on this day in history.
1699 On this day in history birth of joseph Gibbs, composer
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 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 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) was born on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history birth of nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York
1763 On December - 23 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 December - 23 birth of jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1795 On December - 23 birth of philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
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 this day in history.
1808 On December - 23 birth of thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 On this day in history birth of samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
1812 William Hauser, composer was born on December - 23.
1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat was born on December - 23.
1818 On this day in history birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899