Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1821  James Longstreet, Confederate general (1st Corps, ANV) was born on this day in history.  

1822  Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer was born on January - 08.  

1823  Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution) was born on this day in history.  

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

1824  On January - 08 birth of william Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White)  

1824  Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861) was born on January - 08.  

1830  On January - 08 birth of gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

1830  On this day in history birth of hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)  

1836  Fannie M Jackson, pioneer & educator, 1st US Black woman college grad was born on this day in history.  

1836  On this day in history birth of lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter/husband of Laura Epps  

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1843  On January - 08 birth of frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929)  

1843  On January - 08 birth of john H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926)  

1846  On January - 08 birth of albert Cahen, composer  

1846  William Wallace Gilchrist, composer was born on January - 08.  

1852  On January - 08 birth of james Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)  

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 January - 08.  

1864  Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born on January - 08.  

1866  William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on January - 08.  

1867  On January - 08 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 January - 08.  

1870  On this day in history birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)  

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

1873  On January - 08 birth of lucien Capet, composer  

1873  Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) was born on January - 08.  

1873  On this day in history 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  Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

1883  Patrick J. Hurley, United States Secretary of War (d. 1963) was born on this day in history.  

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

1885  A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967) was born on January - 08.  

1886  On January - 08 birth of noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)  

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

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

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

1100  On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)  

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.  

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies  

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

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