Famous Birthdays In July - 12

1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on this day in history.  

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On July - 12 birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer  

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on July - 12.  

1757  Christian Danner, composer was born on July - 12.  

1794  Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist was born on July - 12.  

1801  On July - 12 birth of john Hill Hewitt, composer  

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history birth of peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)  

1807  Silas Casey, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on July - 12.  

1817  On this day in history birth of henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)  

1821  Cesare Dominiceti, composer was born on July - 12.  

1821  On this day in history birth of daniel Harvey Hill, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1889  

1824  Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898) was born on July - 12.  

1828  Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1840  Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist was born on July - 12.  

1849  On July - 12 birth of william Osler, Canada, physician/author (circulatory system)  

1850  Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

1852  On July - 12 birth of hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. 1933)  

1854  George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera) was born on July - 12.  

1861  Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer was born on this day in history.  

1863  Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933) was born on July - 12.  

1863  On July - 12 birth of paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)  

1864  George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10] was born on this day in history.  

1868  Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) was born on this day in history.  

1870  Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history birth of max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)  

1880  On this day in history birth of tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)  

1881  Ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12] was born on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history birth of amedeo Modigliani, Italy, painter/sculptor (Reclining Nude)  

1884  Joseph Crehan, Baltimore MD, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on July - 12.  

1885  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer was born on July - 12.  

1886  Jean Hersholt, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Men in White, Aryan) was born on this day in history.  

1888  Tojohiko Kagawa, Japan, Christian-social reformer (Grain of Wheat) was born on July - 12.  

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0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on July - 12.  

1073  Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1429  On this day in history john [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65  

1441  On July - 12 death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)  

1450  Death of Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on this day in history.  

1536  On July - 12 desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies  

1545  Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.  

1575  Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies on July - 12.