Famous Birthdays In January - 04
Sunday, 28 May 2023
1077 Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.
1334 On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye
1334 On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)
1567 On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect
1579 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.
1581 On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)
1604 On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)
1643 Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.
1664 Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.
1672 Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742) was born on January - 04.
1710 On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo)
1717 On January - 04 birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer
1720 On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist
1726 On January - 04 birth of cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector
1739 Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) was born on January - 04.
1756 Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician was born on this day in history.
1759 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on this day in history.
1772 Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on this day in history.
1773 On January - 04 birth of johann Peter Heuschkel, composer
1785 Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born on January - 04.
1785 On January - 04 birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)
1789 Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born on January - 04.
1797 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)
1805 On this day in history birth of stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer
1807 On this day in history birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer
1809 Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born on this day in history.
1813 Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59) was born on this day in history.
1813 Isaac Pitman, Britain, inventor (stenographic shorthand) was born on January - 04.
1813 Louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator was born on this day in history.
1821 On January - 04 birth of john James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1822 Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on January - 04.
1823 On this day in history birth of otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)
1823 On this day in history birth of peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917
1832 George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.