Famous Birthdays In January - 04

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.  

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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  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

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 January - 04.  

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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