Famous Personalities Born In January - 22
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1263 Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) was born on January - 22.
1440 Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania was born on January - 22.
1553 Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on January - 22.
1561 Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) was born on this day in history.
1571 Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician was born on this day in history.
1592 Pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher was born on January - 22.
1649 On January - 22 birth of pascal Collasse, composer
1654 Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on January - 22.
1655 On this day in history birth of geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)
1690 On January - 22 birth of nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743)
1707 On this day in history birth of carl Hockh, composer
1709 Joseph Reipel, composer was born on this day in history.
1727 On January - 22 birth of claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer
1729 G E Lessing, writer was born on January - 22.
1729 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi, composer
1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Germany, critic/dramatist was born on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history birth of philip Carteret, British Naval Officer
1748 Lewis Edson, composer was born on January - 22.
1753 Peter Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.
1756 Vincenzo Righini, composer was born on January - 22.
1779 Stefano Pavesi, composer was born on January - 22.
1781 Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born on this day in history.
1788 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born on this day in history.
1796 Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1797 On January - 22 birth of maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil (d. 1826)
1799 Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born on January - 22.
1800 Nat Turner, slave that revolted [or Oct 2] was born on this day in history.
1802 On January - 22 birth of richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY)
1815 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer was born on this day in history.
1820 On January - 22 birth of hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet
1820 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe) was born on January - 22.
1820 On this day in history birth of joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)
1824 On this day in history birth of josef Leopold Zvonar, composer
1826 [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.