Famous Personalities Born In January - 03
Sunday, 16 November 2025
1196 Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on this day in history. 

1624 On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America 

1680 Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on January - 03. 

1698 On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) 

1710 On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) 

1719 On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) 

1722 On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) 

1730 On this day in history birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician 

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

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

1763 Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator was born on January - 03. 

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

1777 M A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino was born on this day in history. 

1778 Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861) was born on January - 03. 

1786 Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer was born on January - 03. 

1789 On this day in history birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher 

1793 On this day in history birth of lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist 

1802 Feliks Ostrowski, composer was born on this day in history. 

1802 Charles Pelham Villiers, British House of Commons member (d. 1898) was born on this day in history. 

1803 Douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag) was born on January - 03. 

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

1810 On this day in history birth of antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24] 

1810 Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega, Danish West Indies, baroness was born on this day in history. 

1819 On this day in history birth of thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892 

1819 Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900) was born on this day in history. 

1823 On January - 03 birth of jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer 

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 this day in history. 

1830 On January - 03 birth of alexander Ewing, composer 

1835 Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor was born on this day in history. 

1836 Sakamoto Ryoma, Japanese revolutionary (d. 1867) was born on this day in history. 

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

1853 Iwan Knorr, composer was born on January - 03. 

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

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