Famous Personalities Born In January - 03
Thursday, 01 January 2026
1196 Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on this day in history. 

1624 On January - 03 birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America 

1680 On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker 

1698 Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on this day in history. 

1710 On January - 03 birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) 

1719 Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history. 

1722 Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history. 

1730 Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history. 

1757 Johann Abraham Sixt, composer was born on January - 03. 

1760 On January - 03 birth of john Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1835) 

1763 On January - 03 birth of joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator 

1777 Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker was born on this day in history. 

1777 On January - 03 birth of m A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino 

1778 On January - 03 birth of antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861) 

1786 Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer was born on this day in history. 

1789 Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born on January - 03. 

1793 Lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist was born on January - 03. 

1802 Feliks Ostrowski, composer was born on January - 03. 

1802 On this day in history birth of charles Pelham Villiers, British House of Commons member (d. 1898) 

1803 On this day in history birth of douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag) 

1806 Henriette Sontag, German soprano (d. 1854) was born on this day in history. 

1810 Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24] was born on this day in history. 

1810 Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega, Danish West Indies, baroness was born on January - 03. 

1819 Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892 was born on this day in history. 

1819 On January - 03 birth of charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900) 

1823 Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer was born on January - 03. 

1829 On this day in history birth of john G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian 

1829 Konrad Duden, German linguist (Der grosse Duden) was born on January - 03. 

1830 On this day in history birth of alexander Ewing, composer 

1835 On January - 03 birth of larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor 

1836 On January - 03 birth of sakamoto Ryoma, Japanese revolutionary (d. 1867) 

1840 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born on January - 03. 

1853 Iwan Knorr, composer was born on this day in history. 

1855 Hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914) was born on this day in history. 

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