Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 12

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

1792  On this day in history birth of robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881   

1792  Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841) was born on January - 12.   

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

1804  Hippolyte Monpou, composer was born on January - 12.   

1807  Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert was born on January - 12.   

1808  Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1819  Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.   

1821  On January - 12 birth of nikolai Afanisev, composer   

1822  On January - 12 birth of Étienne Lenoir, French engineer (d. 1900)   

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 this day in history.   

1832  On January - 12 birth of richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1837  On January - 12 birth of adolf Jensen, composer   

1837  On January - 12 birth of carlos Troyer, composer   

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

1849  Jean Béraud, French painter (d. 1935) was born on January - 12.   

1852  Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) was born on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history birth of gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)   

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

1876  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of jack London, writer/socialist (Call of the Wild)   

1876  Jack London, American author (d. 1916) was born on January - 12.   

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

1878  On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

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  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on January - 12.   

1167  On this day in history 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  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on this day in history.   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.   

1665  On this day in history pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63