Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1821  On this day in history birth of james Longstreet, Confederate general (1st Corps, ANV)   

1822  On this day in history birth of alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer   

1823  On January - 08 birth of alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution)   

1824  Per August Olander, composer was born on January - 08.   

1824  William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White) was born on January - 08.   

1824  On this day in history birth of francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)   

1830  On this day in history birth of gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

1830  Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history birth of fannie M Jackson, pioneer & educator, 1st US Black woman college grad   

1836  On January - 08 birth of lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter/husband of Laura Epps   

1843  Frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1843  John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926) was born on January - 08.   

1846  Albert Cahen, composer was born on January - 08.   

1846  On this day in history birth of william Wallace Gilchrist, composer   

1852  James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa was born on this day in history.   

1862  Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born on this day in history.   

1864  On January - 08 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)   

1866  On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)   

1867  On this day in history birth of emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)   

1868  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.   

1870  Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of james Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940)   

1873  Lucien Capet, composer was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history birth of iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)   

1873  On January - 08 birth of elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)   

1881  On January - 08 birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

1883  On January - 08 birth of josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer   

1883  On this day in history birth of pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)   

1883  On this day in history birth of patrick J. Hurley, United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)   

1885  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on January - 08.   

1885  On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

1886  Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) was born on January - 08.   

1888  Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born on January - 08.   

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On January - 08 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  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73