Famous Birthdays In December - 25

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

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on December - 25.  

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.  

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

1601  On this day in history birth of jose Ximenez, composer  

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on December - 25.  

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on this day in history.  

1646  On this day in history birth of harald Vallerius, composer  

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

1665  Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746) was born on December - 25.  

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1667  Ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)  

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

1698  On this day in history birth of jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator  

1700  On December - 25 birth of leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)  

1711  On December - 25 birth of jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer  

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

1717  Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99) was born on this day in history.  

1721  William Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet was born on December - 25.  

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

1730  Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816) was born on December - 25.  

1742  On this day in history birth of charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)  

1750  On this day in history birth of john "Christmas" Beckwith, composer  

1757  Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) was born on this day in history.  

1763  Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph) was born on this day in history.  

1765  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1771  On December - 25 birth of dorothy Wordsworth  

1775  Antun Sorkocevic, composer was born on this day in history.  

1808  On December - 25 birth of stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890  

1810  Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892) was born on December - 25.  

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

1813  On this day in history birth of milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890  

1814  On December - 25 birth of jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People)  

1815  Temistocle Solera, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0795  On December - 25 adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies  

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

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on December - 25.  

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70  

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on this day in history.  

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)