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 this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

1601  On this day in history 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 January - 08 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  On January - 08 birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

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  On January - 08 birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  On this day in history birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist   

1779  On January - 08 birth of john White, composer   

1786  On January - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1791  Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1810  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on this day in history.   

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on January - 08.   

1812  William Henry Holmes, composer was born on January - 08.   

1814  On this day in history 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  George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on January - 08.   

1815  On this day in history 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  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

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

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73