Famous Birthdays In January - 04
Monday, 30 January 2023
1077 On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)
1334 Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on January - 04.
1334 Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.
1567 Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.
1579 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.
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 On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]
1664 On January - 04 birth of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
1672 On this day in history birth of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
1710 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo) was born on January - 04.
1717 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer was born on January - 04.
1720 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born on January - 04.
1726 On this day in history birth of cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector
1739 Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) was born on this day in history.
1756 Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician was born on this day in history.
1759 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on January - 04.
1772 On this day in history birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter
1773 On this day in history birth of johann Peter Heuschkel, composer
1785 On January - 04 birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)
1785 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on January - 04.
1789 Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born on January - 04.
1797 On January - 04 birth of wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)
1805 On January - 04 birth of stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer
1807 On January - 04 birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer
1809 On this day in history 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 January - 04.
1813 On January - 04 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 Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.
1823 On January - 04 birth of otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)
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)