Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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 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 January - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1735  On January - 08 birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)   

1763  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history birth of john White, composer   

1786  Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on January - 08.   

1787  On January - 08 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer   

1788  On January - 08 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  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

1810  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on January - 08.   

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

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

1814  Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on this day in history.   

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

1815  On January - 08 birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

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  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 January - 08.   

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

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

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  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

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