Famous Personalities Born In July - 08
Saturday, 05 July 2025
1528 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on this day in history.
1545 On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II
1545 Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.
1574 Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on this day in history.
1593 On this day in history birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
1604 Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.
1621 On July - 08 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)
1637 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer
1638 On this day in history birth of matteo Coferati, composer
1757 On this day in history birth of richard Wainwright, composer
1760 Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.
1766 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history birth of therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, queen of Bavaria (d. 1854)
1809 On this day in history birth of ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)
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 William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 08.
1824 On this day in history birth of waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1826 On this day in history 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 July - 08 birth of pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer
1830 On July - 08 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 Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor (rigid dirigibles) was born on July - 08.
1839 John D Rockefeller, US capitalist/founder (Standard Oil) was born on this day in history.
1844 On July - 08 birth of mary Johnson Lincoln, educator (Boston Cooking School)
1851 On this day in history 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 William V Moody, US poet (Death of Eve, Faith Healer) was born on this day in history.
1870 On July - 08 birth of marie C of Zeggelen, Dutch novelist (Koloniaaltje)
1871 On July - 08 birth of clement Harris, composer