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  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)   

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

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

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

1763  Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on January - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1788  On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer   

1788  Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

1810  On this day in history birth of robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1812  On January - 08 birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

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0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

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