Famous Personalities Born In January - 08
Saturday, 26 April 2025
1081 On this day in history 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 January - 08.
1587 On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1589 On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)
1601 On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
1628 On January - 08 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 January - 08 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 this day in history.
1735 On January - 08 birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)
1763 Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.
1767 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on January - 08.
1777 On January - 08 birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist
1779 John White, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on this day in history.
1805 On January - 08 birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)
1805 On this day in history birth of orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
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 On January - 08 birth of william Henry Holmes, composer
1814 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on January - 08.
1814 Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
1815 On January - 08 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 January - 08 birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867
1817 On January - 08 birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)