Famous Birthdays In January - 12

1786  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855)   

1792  Robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.   

1792  Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.   

1797  On January - 12 birth of gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873)   

1804  On this day in history birth of hippolyte Monpou, composer   

1807  Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert was born on this day in history.   

1808  On January - 12 birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer   

1810  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, king of Sicily   

1814  Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 was born on January - 12.   

1819  On January - 12 birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900   

1821  Nikolai Afanisev, composer was born on this day in history.   

1822  Ã‰tienne Lenoir, French engineer (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on January - 12.   

1826  Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on January - 12.   

1832  On this day in history birth of richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1837  Adolf Jensen, composer was born on January - 12.   

1837  Carlos Troyer, composer was born on January - 12.   

1842  Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.   

1849  On January - 12 birth of jean Béraud, French painter (d. 1935)   

1852  On this day in history birth of joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

1853  Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis) was born on January - 12.   

1856  On this day in history birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

1860  On this day in history birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

1863  On January - 12 birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

1871  On this day in history birth of paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

1873  On January - 12 birth of spiridon Louis, Greek marathon runner (d. 1940)   

1875  Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On January - 12 birth of ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer   

1876  Jack London, writer/socialist (Call of the Wild) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of jack London, American author (d. 1916)   

1877  On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)   

1878  Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on January - 12.   

1879  Ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history birth of jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist   

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0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

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

1390  On January - 12 peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on January - 12.