Famous Birthdays In January - 08
Thursday, 08 June 2023
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 this day in history.
1583 On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
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 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 Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.
1635 Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.
1658 On January - 08 birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)
1668 Jean Gilles, composer was born on this day in history.
1735 John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.
1763 On this day in history 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 Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on this day in history.
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 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on January - 08.
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 On this day in history birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)
1805 Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.
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 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on January - 08.
1814 On January - 08 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 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.