Famous Personalities Born In July - 08
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1528 On July - 08 birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland
1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on this day in history.
1545 Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.
1574 On July - 08 birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer
1593 Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on July - 08.
1604 Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on July - 08.
1621 Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on July - 08.
1637 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer
1638 Matteo Coferati, composer was born on July - 08.
1757 On July - 08 birth of richard Wainwright, composer
1760 On this day in history birth of christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
1766 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842) was born on July - 08.
1792 On this day in history birth of therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, queen of Bavaria (d. 1854)
1809 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja) was born on this day in history.
1819 On July - 08 birth of alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1819 Vatroslav Lisinski, composer was born on this day in history.
1819 Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history birth of william Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1824 On this day in history birth of waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1826 Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 08.
1826 Robert Kingston Scott, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer
1830 On this day in history birth of frederick William Seward, United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
1830 Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history birth of joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies
1838 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor (rigid dirigibles)
1839 John D Rockefeller, US capitalist/founder (Standard Oil) was born on July - 08.
1844 Mary Johnson Lincoln, educator (Boston Cooking School) was born on this day in history.
1851 On July - 08 birth of arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)
1857 On July - 08 birth of rudolf Dellinger, composer
1867 On July - 08 birth of kathe Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor (Bauernkrieg)
1869 On July - 08 birth of william V Moody, US poet (Death of Eve, Faith Healer)
1870 On this day in history birth of marie C of Zeggelen, Dutch novelist (Koloniaaltje)
1871 Clement Harris, composer was born on this day in history.