Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

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

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on January - 08.   

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

1658  On this day in history birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

1668  On this day in history birth of jean Gilles, composer   

1735  On this day in history birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)   

1763  On this day in history birth of edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)   

1767  Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on January - 08.   

1777  Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born on this day in history.   

1779  John White, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on January - 08.   

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 January - 08 birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

1792  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on this day in history.   

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

1805  On this day in history birth of orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)   

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

1812  On this day in history birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

1812  On this day in history birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

1814  Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on January - 08.   

1814  On January - 08 birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

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

1815  Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

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0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.