Famous Personalities Born In July - 08
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
1528 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on this day in history.
1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on July - 08.
1545 Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.
1574 Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on this day in history.
1593 Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.
1604 On July - 08 birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)
1621 Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on this day in history.
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 Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.
1766 On this day in history birth of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
1792 On July - 08 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 Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on July - 08.
1819 Vatroslav Lisinski, composer was born on July - 08.
1819 On this day in history birth of francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907)
1821 William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1824 Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1826 On July - 08 birth of benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 On July - 08 birth of robert Kingston Scott, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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 July - 08.
1836 Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies was born on July - 08.
1838 Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor (rigid dirigibles) was born on July - 08.
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 July - 08.
1851 On July - 08 birth of arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)
1857 On this day in history birth of rudolf Dellinger, composer
1867 Kathe Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor (Bauernkrieg) was born on July - 08.
1869 On this day in history birth of william V Moody, US poet (Death of Eve, Faith Healer)
1870 Marie C of Zeggelen, Dutch novelist (Koloniaaltje) was born on July - 08.
1871 Clement Harris, composer was born on July - 08.