Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

1644  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer was born on August - 12.   

1647  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)   

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

1696  Maurice Greene, composer was born on August - 12.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born on this day in history.   

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

1744  Rowland Hill, preacher was born on August - 12.   

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

1753  On August - 12 birth of thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables)   

1757  On August - 12 birth of aLF, alien life form (ALF)   

1762  George IV, king of England (1820-30) was born on August - 12.   

1762  On this day in history birth of king George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)   

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 August - 12.   

1820  On August - 12 birth of oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation   

1825  Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1832  On August - 12 birth of hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor   

1833  On this day in history birth of william Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1838  On August - 12 birth of joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal   

1848  On August - 12 birth of macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile)   

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

1853  Jean Louis Nicode, composer was born on August - 12.   

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

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0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

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

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  On this day in history death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)