Famous Birthdays In January - 08
Friday, 26 July 2024
1081 On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)
1556 On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)
1583 Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.
1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.
1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.
1601 On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
1628 Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.
1632 Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.
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 January - 08.
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 Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on January - 08.
1767 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on January - 08.
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 On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer
1788 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer
1788 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.
1788 On January - 08 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
1791 On January - 08 birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)
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 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 January - 08.
1814 On January - 08 birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist
1814 Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on January - 08.
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 January - 08.
1817 On this day in history birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867
1817 On this day in history birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)