Famous Birthdays In December - 09

1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on this day in history.   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1594  On this day in history birth of gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32)   

1608  John Milton, London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (d. 1680) was born on December - 09.   

1652  On December - 09 birth of augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician (d. 1723)   

1667  On December - 09 birth of william Whiston, English mathematician (d. 1752)   

1715  Georg Gottfried Petri, composer was born on December - 09.   

1717  On December - 09 birth of johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)   

1728  Pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer was born on December - 09.   

1742  On this day in history birth of carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)   

1748  Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (d. 1822) was born on December - 09.   

1751  Maria Luisa of Parma, queen of Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819) was born on December - 09.   

1754  Etienne Ozi, composer was born on December - 09.   

1787  John Dobson, English architect (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1791  Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer was born on December - 09.   

1796  Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer was born on December - 09.   

1806  Jean-Olivier Chénier, French Canadian physician and Patriote (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On December - 09 birth of Émile Waldteufel, French composer (d. 1915)   

1842  Pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist was born on December - 09.   

1847  George Grossmith, English actor (d. 1912) was born on December - 09.   

1847  George Grossmith, English actor/writer (d. 1912) was born on December - 09.   

1848  Joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories) was born on this day in history.   

1850  Emma Abbott, American soprano (d. 1891) was born on December - 09.   

1853  On December - 09 birth of charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884)   

1854  On this day in history birth of pekka Hannikainen, composer   

1859  Algernon Ashton, composer was born on this day in history.   

1862  Karel Kovarovic, composer was born on this day in history.   

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1165  On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24   

1292  On December - 09 sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies   

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1544  Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on December - 09.   

1565  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on December - 09.   

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on this day in history.   

1625  On December - 09 ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78   

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on December - 09.