Famous Birthdays In December - 25
Friday, 26 July 2024
1250 John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on this day in history.
1461 Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.
1583 Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.
1587 Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.
1601 Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.
1624 Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on December - 25.
1628 On this day in history birth of noel Coypel, French painter
1646 On December - 25 birth of harald Vallerius, composer
1652 On December - 25 birth of archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713)
1665 On this day in history birth of lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746)
1667 On December - 25 birth of ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743)
1674 Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712) was born on December - 25.
1686 Giovanni Battista Somis, composer was born on December - 25.
1698 Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator was born on December - 25.
1700 On this day in history birth of leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
1711 Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer was born on this day in history.
1716 Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.
1717 On December - 25 birth of pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99)
1721 On December - 25 birth of william Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet
1728 Johann Adam Hiller, composer was born on this day in history.
1730 Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.
1742 Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827) was born on this day in history.
1750 On December - 25 birth of john "Christmas" Beckwith, composer
1757 Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) was born on December - 25.
1763 On December - 25 birth of claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)
1765 Joseph Mazzinghi, composer was born on December - 25.
1771 On December - 25 birth of dorothy Wordsworth
1775 On this day in history birth of antun Sorkocevic, composer
1808 Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 was born on December - 25.
1810 Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.
1811 On this day in history birth of wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz
1813 Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890 was born on December - 25.
1814 Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) was born on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history birth of temistocle Solera, composer