Famous Personalities Born In January - 08
Saturday, 13 December 2025
1081 On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) 

1556 Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08. 

1583 Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08. 

1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history. 

1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08. 

1601 Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08. 

1628 On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier 

1632 On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist 

1635 On January - 08 birth of luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) 

1658 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on this day in history. 

1668 Jean Gilles, composer was born on January - 08. 

1735 On January - 08 birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) 

1763 On January - 08 birth of edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) 

1767 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on this day in history. 

1777 Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born on January - 08. 

1779 On this day in history birth of john White, composer 

1786 On this day in history birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank 

1787 On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer 

1788 Erik Drake, composer was born on January - 08. 

1788 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on January - 08. 

1788 On January - 08 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) 

1791 On this day in history birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) 

1792 On January - 08 birth of lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) 

1805 John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871) was born on this day in history. 

1805 Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on this day in history. 

1810 Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on January - 08. 

1812 Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on January - 08. 

1812 On January - 08 birth of william Henry Holmes, composer 

1814 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on this day in history. 

1814 Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on January - 08. 

1815 On January - 08 birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 

1815 On January - 08 birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 

1817 John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on January - 08. 

1817 Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history. 

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