Famous Birthdays In January - 12

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  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

1562  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.   

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

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

1588  John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born on this day in history.   

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

1591  On this day in history birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)   

1597  On January - 12 birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)   

1599  Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter was born on January - 12.   

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

1665  On January - 12 birth of pierre de Fermat, French lawyer/mathematician   

1674  On January - 12 birth of reinhard Keiser, composer   

1711  Gaetano Latilla, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1] was born on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history birth of lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist   

1730  Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1737  John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) was born on January - 12.   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Switzerland, educator [OS]   

1749  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat   

1751  On January - 12 birth of ferdinand I, king of Sicily & Naples   

1751  On January - 12 birth of jacob M R Lenz, writer (Das Leidende Weib)   

1751  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1825)   

1772  On January - 12 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  Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen) was born on this day in history.   

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0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.   

1321  On this day in history death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on January - 12.   

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On January - 12 lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.