Famous Birthdays In January - 04

1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.  

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar  

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 birth of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)  

1672  On January - 04 birth of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)  

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1710  Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo) was born on January - 04.  

1717  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer  

1720  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born on this day in history.  

1726  Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector was born on this day in history.  

1739  Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) was born on January - 04.  

1756  On this day in history birth of anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician  

1759  Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on this day in history.  

1772  Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on January - 04.  

1773  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer was born on January - 04.  

1785  Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born on January - 04.  

1785  Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on January - 04.  

1789  On January - 04 birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist  

1797  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)  

1805  On January - 04 birth of stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer  

1807  On this day in history birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer  

1809  On January - 04 birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)  

1813  On this day in history birth of alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)  

1813  Isaac Pitman, Britain, inventor (stenographic shorthand) was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator  

1821  On this day in history birth of john James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878  

1822  On this day in history birth of joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899  

1823  Otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88) was born on this day in history.  

1823  On January - 04 birth of peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

1832  On this day in history birth of george Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893)  

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0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)  

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71  

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies