Famous Birthdays In January - 08

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

1822  On January - 08 birth of alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer  

1823  Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution) was born on January - 08.  

1824  Per August Olander, composer was born on this day in history.  

1824  William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White) was born on this day in history.  

1824  Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.  

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

1830  On January - 08 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 January - 08.  

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

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

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

1846  On January - 08 birth of albert Cahen, composer  

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

1852  On this day in history birth of james Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)  

1860  On January - 08 birth of nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa  

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  On January - 08 birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)  

1867  On January - 08 birth of emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)  

1868  On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

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 this day in history birth of lucien Capet, composer  

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

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 this day in history birth of josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer  

1883  On January - 08 birth of pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle  

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

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.  

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.  

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.  

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.