Famous Personalities Born In December - 25

1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on December - 25.   

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 December - 25 birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  On this day in history birth of ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743)   

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

1686  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)   

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

1716  On December - 25 birth of johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774)   

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

1721  On December - 25 birth of william Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet   

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

1750  John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer was born on December - 25.   

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

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

1765  On December - 25 birth of joseph Mazzinghi, composer   

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth was born on December - 25.   

1775  On December - 25 birth of antun Sorkocevic, composer   

1808  Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 was born on December - 25.   

1810  On this day in history birth of alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892)   

1811  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 December - 25.   

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 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  On December - 25 death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

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