Famous Personalities Born In November - 08
Friday, 19 September 2025
1342 On November - 08 birth of julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)
1431 Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.
1491 On this day in history birth of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
1572 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.
1590 On November - 08 birth of francesco Gonzaga, composer
1592 On this day in history birth of domenico Mazzocchi, composer
1622 Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War) was born on this day in history.
1622 Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden (1654-60) was born on this day in history.
1647 On this day in history birth of pierre Bayle, French/Neth theologist/philosopher/writer
1656 Edmund Halley, English astronomer (comet of Halley) [OS=Oct 29] was born on this day in history.
1657 On November - 08 birth of thomas Bullis, composer
1693 Leonhard Trautsch, composer was born on November - 08.
1706 On November - 08 birth of johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772)
1710 On this day in history birth of sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768)
1715 Elisabeth C van Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederik II "the Great" was born on this day in history.
1723 On November - 08 birth of john Byron, British naval officer (d. 1786)
1760 On November - 08 birth of jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, South Neth earl/general
1768 Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, (d. 1840) was born on November - 08.
1770 On November - 08 birth of friedrich Witt, composer
1777 Désirée Clary, queen of Sweden (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.
1785 On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer
1814 On November - 08 birth of girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet (Skanderbeku)
1817 Claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on November - 08.
1817 Theodoor J Canneel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.
1829 Samuel Wylie Crawford, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of oliver Otis Howard, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
1831 Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton, English under king of India was born on this day in history.
1836 Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.
1847 On November - 08 birth of jean Casimir-Perier, French politician (d. 1907)
1848 On this day in history birth of gottlob Frege, Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift)
1849 Edward Julius Biedermann, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 Karel Komzak, composer was born on November - 08.
1854 On November - 08 birth of johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919)
1863 On this day in history birth of rené [Raphael] Viviani, French historian/social premier (1914-15)