Famous Birthdays In January - 08

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

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.   

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  John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on January - 08.   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer   

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

1788  Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on January - 08.   

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

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

1805  On January - 08 birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)   

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

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

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

1814  On this day in history birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1815  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1817  On January - 08 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  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1100  On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.   

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

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