Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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

1589  On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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  Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on January - 08.   

1668  Jean Gilles, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1763  Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  On January - 08 birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist   

1779  John White, composer was born on January - 08.   

1786  Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on January - 08.   

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer   

1788  On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

1788  On this day in history birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)   

1791  Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born on January - 08.   

1792  On this day in history birth of lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)   

1805  On this day in history birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)   

1805  Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on January - 08.   

1810  On January - 08 birth of robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  William Henry Holmes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1814  On January - 08 birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist   

1814  Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

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

1815  On this day in history birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1817  On this day in history birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

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

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

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

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

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

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.