Famous Personalities Born In October - 12
Sunday, 21 December 2025
1008 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-IchijÅ of Japan (d. 1036) 

1350 Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history. 

1350 On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) 

1490 On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer 

1537 Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history. 

1558 On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) 

1558 Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history. 

1576 On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) 

1602 On this day in history birth of william Chillingworth, English religious leader (d. 1644) 

1686 On October - 12 birth of silvius Leopold Weiss, composer 

1710 On October - 12 birth of jonathan Trumbull, American politician and statesman (d. 1785) 

1712 On October - 12 birth of william Shippen, American physician and statesman (d. 1801) 

1725 On this day in history birth of etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810) 

1742 On October - 12 birth of johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor 

1759 Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer was born on October - 12. 

1762 John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 was born on October - 12. 

1763 On this day in history birth of john Ross, composer 

1792 On this day in history birth of christian Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1860) 

1798 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal was born on this day in history. 

1798 Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49) was born on this day in history. 

1801 On this day in history birth of friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss statesman (d. 1873) 

1807 On this day in history birth of john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist 

1808 John Liptrot Hatton, composer was born on this day in history. 

1813 On October - 12 birth of lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896 

1815 On October - 12 birth of william Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 

1822 On October - 12 birth of joseph Haydn Potter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 

1832 Walter T Watts-Dunton, England, lawyer/poet/writer (Aylwin) was born on this day in history. 

1840 On this day in history birth of helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian 

1844 On this day in history birth of george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years) 

1845 Amintore Galli, composer was born on this day in history. 

1855 On October - 12 birth of arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) 

1855 August Sauer, Austria literature historian (Euphorion) was born on October - 12. 

1855 On October - 12 birth of jacobus of Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Death of My Cat) [or 9/12] 

1860 On October - 12 birth of elmer A Sperry, inventor (gyrocompass) 

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