Famous Birthdays In January - 12

1786  Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855) was born on January - 12.  

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 January - 12.  

1797  Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873) was born on January - 12.  

1804  On January - 12 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 this day in history birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900  

1821  On this day in history birth of nikolai Afanisev, composer  

1822  Étienne Lenoir, French engineer (d. 1900) was born on January - 12.  

1825  On January - 12 birth of joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896  

1826  On January - 12 birth of charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883  

1832  Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.  

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

1837  On this day in history birth of carlos Troyer, composer  

1842  On January - 12 birth of francois Coppee, French poet  

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 this day in history.  

1856  On January - 12 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  Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born on this day in history.  

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

1873  Spiridon Louis, Greek marathon runner (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history birth of marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)  

1876  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer was born on January - 12.  

1876  On January - 12 birth of jack London, writer/socialist (Call of the Wild)  

1876  Jack London, American author (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

1877  Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born on January - 12.  

1878  Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.  

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

1882  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist was born on this day in history.  

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0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.  

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 January - 12 death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)  

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67  

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on January - 12.  

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1665  On January - 12 pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63