Famous Personalities Born In October - 09
Monday, 01 December 2025
1201 On October - 09 birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris 

1221 Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on this day in history. 

1261 On October - 09 birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) 

1328 King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369) was born on October - 09. 

1581 Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on October - 09. 

1586 On October - 09 birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn 

1586 On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) 

1626 On October - 09 birth of john Ferrabosco, composer 

1663 Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia) was born on this day in history. 

1704 Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777) was born on this day in history. 

1727 On October - 09 birth of johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer 

1757 On this day in history birth of charles X, reactionary king of France (1824-30); deposed 

1760 On this day in history birth of pierre Gaveaux, composer 

1766 Bedrich Divis Weber, composer was born on October - 09. 

1771 Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15) was born on this day in history. 

1782 On October - 09 birth of lewis Cass, (Gov-Mich) 

1796 On October - 09 birth of joseph Bonomi the Younger, English Egyptologist (d. 1878) 

1813 John Jones Pettus, Confederate governor (D-Miss, 1859-63) was born on October - 09. 

1819 On October - 09 birth of samuel McGowan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 

1822 On October - 09 birth of george Sykes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 

1823 On this day in history birth of mary Ann Shadd Cary, 1st black US newspaper publishers 

1830 On this day in history birth of harriet Hosmer, sculptor 

1835 Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (d. 1921) was born on this day in history. 

1840 On this day in history birth of simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905) 

1847 Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin) was born on this day in history. 

1847 Stephanus J du Toit, South Africa theologist/journalist (Afr Bond) was born on October - 09. 

1852 Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919) was born on this day in history. 

1858 On this day in history birth of gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) 

1859 On October - 09 birth of alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) 

1863 Alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91) was born on this day in history. 

1869 On October - 09 birth of harry Lawrence Freeman, composer 

1871 Gerrit Bolkestein, minister of Education (1939-4-) was born on this day in history. 

1871 On this day in history birth of george Gauthier, Bishop of Montreal and rector of the Université de Montréal (d. 1940) 

1871 Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar was born on October - 09. 

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