Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on this day in history.  

1461  On December - 25 birth of christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)  

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on this day in history.  

1587  On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)  

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.  

1624  On December - 25 birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)  

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on December - 25.  

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1652  Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713) was born on December - 25.  

1665  On this day in history birth of lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746)  

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1667  Ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743) was born on December - 25.  

1674  Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.  

1686  On December - 25 birth of giovanni Battista Somis, composer  

1698  On December - 25 birth of jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator  

1700  Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758) was born on December - 25.  

1711  On this day in history birth of jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer  

1716  Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774) was born on December - 25.  

1717  On this day in history birth of pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99)  

1721  William Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet was born on this day in history.  

1728  On December - 25 birth of johann Adam Hiller, composer  

1730  On this day in history birth of philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816)  

1742  Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827) was born on December - 25.  

1750  On December - 25 birth of john "Christmas" Beckwith, composer  

1757  On December - 25 birth of benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839)  

1763  On this day in history birth of claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)  

1765  On December - 25 birth of joseph Mazzinghi, composer  

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth was born on this day in history.  

1775  On December - 25 birth of antun Sorkocevic, composer  

1808  On this day in history birth of stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890  

1810  On December - 25 birth of alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892)  

1811  On December - 25 birth of wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz  

1813  Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890 was born on December - 25.  

1814  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) was born on this day in history.  

1815  On December - 25 birth of temistocle Solera, composer  

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0795  Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies on this day in history.  

0820  On December - 25 death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered  

1156  On December - 25 peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61  

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies  

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70  

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies  

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)  

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on December - 25.