Famous Personalities Born In January - 12
Sunday, 14 December 2025
1483 Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on January - 12. 

1483 On this day in history birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) 

1492 On this day in history birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author 

1562 Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history. 

1576 On January - 12 birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian 

1577 On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) 

1580 Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on this day in history. 

1580 On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) 

1588 On January - 12 birth of john Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) 

1588 On January - 12 birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter 

1591 José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born on this day in history. 

1597 On this day in history birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) 

1599 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter was born on this day in history. 

1638 On January - 12 birth of ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars) 

1665 Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer/mathematician was born on January - 12. 

1674 Reinhard Keiser, composer was born on January - 12. 

1711 Gaetano Latilla, composer was born on January - 12. 

1715 Jacques Duphly, composer was born on January - 12. 

1716 On this day in history birth of antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795) 

1721 Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, Prussian general (d. 1792) was born on January - 12. 

1723 Samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797) was born on this day in history. 

1729 On January - 12 birth of edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1] 

1729 Lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist was born on January - 12. 

1730 On this day in history birth of johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer 

1737 Brizio Petrucci, composer was born on this day in history. 

1737 On this day in history birth of john Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) 

1746 On January - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Switzerland, educator [OS] 

1749 On January - 12 birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat 

1751 Ferdinand I, king of Sicily & Naples was born on this day in history. 

1751 Jacob M R Lenz, writer (Das Leidende Weib) was born on January - 12. 

1751 On January - 12 birth of ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1825) 

1772 On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) 

1780 On this day in history birth of wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist 

1783 On January - 12 birth of erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen) 

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