Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1250  On this day in history birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)  

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  Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.  

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

1624  On this day in history birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)  

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

1646  On December - 25 birth of harald Vallerius, composer  

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

1665  On December - 25 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 this day in history.  

1674  Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712) was born on December - 25.  

1686  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer was born on December - 25.  

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

1700  Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 December - 25.  

1728  On this day in history 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  On December - 25 birth of charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)  

1750  John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer was born on this day in history.  

1757  Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) was born on December - 25.  

1763  Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph) was born on December - 25.  

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

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth was born on this day in history.  

1775  Antun Sorkocevic, composer was born on December - 25.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) was born on December - 25.  

1815  On December - 25 birth of temistocle Solera, composer  

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0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies  

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.  

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

1676  On December - 25 death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)