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 January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.  

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.  

1581  On January - 04 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 January - 04.  

1664  On this day in history birth of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)  

1672  Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742) was born on January - 04.  

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1710  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo)  

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 January - 04 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  On this day in history birth of anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician  

1759  On this day in history birth of maria Rosa Coccia, composer  

1772  On this day in history birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

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

1785  On January - 04 birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

1785  On this day in history birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)  

1789  On this day in history birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist  

1797  Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) was born on this day in history.  

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer was born on January - 04.  

1807  On January - 04 birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer  

1809  Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born on January - 04.  

1813  On January - 04 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 January - 04 birth of louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator  

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 this day in history.  

1823  On this day in history birth of otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)  

1823  Peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on January - 04.  

1832  George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893) was born on January - 04.  

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0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.  

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 January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71  

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.