Famous Birthdays In January - 08

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

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.  

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist  

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 this day in history.  

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.  

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on this day in history.  

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  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on January - 08.  

1668  On this day in history birth of jean Gilles, composer  

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

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1788  Erik Drake, composer was born on January - 08.  

1788  On January - 08 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

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

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  John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871) was born on January - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history 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 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 January - 08.  

1817  Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on January - 08.  

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0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies  

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

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

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.  

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies  

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

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71  

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