Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

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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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 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.