Famous Personalities Born In January - 04
Thursday, 19 February 2026
1077 Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china: Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china (d. 1100) 

1334 Amadeus vi: [green earl], earl of savoye 

1334 Amadeus vi of savoy: Amadeus vi of savoy (d. 1383) 

1567 Franciscus aguilon: Physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect 

1579 Willem teellinck: Dutch theologist/vicar 

1581 James ussher: Archbishop of armagh (gave age to earth based on bible) 

1604 Jacob balde: German jesuit/barok conductor (jephthe) 

1643 Isaac newton: Grantham england, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("whatever goes up must come down") [ns] 

1664 Lars roberg: Swedish physician 

1672 Hugh boulter: Irish archbishop of armagh 

1710 Giovanni battista pergolesi: Italian composer (il prigioniero superbo) 

1717 Antonio maria mazzoni: Composer 

1720 Johann friedrich agricola: German (court)composer/organist 

1726 Cornelis ploos van amstel: Dutch engraver/art collector 

1739 Henrik c cras: Dutch lawyer (laudatio hugonis grotii) 

1756 Anne nagell van ampsen: Dutch politician 

1759 Maria rosa coccia: Composer 

1772 Paul-louis courier: (de mere), french writer/interpreter 

1773 Johann peter heuschkel: Composer 

1785 Jacob ludwig carl grimm: Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) 

1785 Jakob grimm: German philologist and folklorist 

1789 Benjamin lundy: Philanthropist/abolitionist 

1797 Wilhelm beer: Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st moon map) 

1805 Stephan hale alonzo marsh: Composer 

1807 Baltasar saldoni: Composer 

1809 Louis braille: Coupvray france, developer (reading system for blind) 

1813 Alexander freiherr von bach: Austria attorney/premier (1852-59) 

1813 Isaac pitman: Britain, inventor (stenographic shorthand) 

1813 Louis l bonaparte: English/french linguist/senator 

1821 John james peck: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1878 

1822 Joseph jones reynolds: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1899 

1823 Otto van rees: Gov-gen of dutch-indies (1884-88) 

1823 Peter joseph osterhaus: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1917 

1832 George tryon: British admiral 

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