Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.   

1644  On August - 12 birth of heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer   

1647  On August - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)   

1686  On August - 12 birth of john Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748)   

1696  On this day in history birth of maurice Greene, composer   

1720  Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born on August - 12.   

1720  Konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

1744  Rowland Hill, preacher was born on this day in history.   

1751  Johann Baptist Lasser, composer was born on August - 12.   

1753  Thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables) was born on this day in history.   

1757  ALF, alien life form (ALF) was born on August - 12.   

1762  On this day in history birth of george IV, king of England (1820-30)   

1762  King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830) was born on August - 12.   

1774  Robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson was born on August - 12.   

1778  Francis Horner, politician was born on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history birth of robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument)   

1819  Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1820  Oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation was born on August - 12.   

1825  Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born on August - 12.   

1829  John Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor was born on August - 12.   

1833  William Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history birth of joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal   

1848  Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile) was born on August - 12.   

1849  On this day in history birth of abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist   

1853  On August - 12 birth of jean Louis Nicode, composer   

1854  Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith was born on this day in history.   

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0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

1158  On August - 12 anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on August - 12.   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.