Famous Birthdays In December - 25
Saturday, 07 September 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 December - 25.
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 On this day in history birth of jose Ximenez, composer
1624 On December - 25 birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)
1628 Noel Coypel, French painter was born on December - 25.
1646 Harald Vallerius, composer was born on December - 25.
1652 Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713) was born on December - 25.
1665 Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1686 On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Somis, composer
1698 Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator was born on December - 25.
1700 On December - 25 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 On December - 25 birth of johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774)
1717 On this day in history birth of pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99)
1721 William Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet was born on this day in history.
1728 Johann Adam Hiller, composer was born on this day in history.
1730 On this day in history birth of philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816)
1742 On this day in history birth of charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)
1750 John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer was born on December - 25.
1757 Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) was born on December - 25.
1763 Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph) was born on this day in history.
1765 On December - 25 birth of joseph Mazzinghi, composer
1771 On this day in history birth of dorothy Wordsworth
1775 On December - 25 birth of antun Sorkocevic, composer
1808 On this day in history birth of stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890
1810 On this day in history birth of alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892)
1811 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz was born on this day in history.
1813 On December - 25 birth of milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890
1814 Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) was born on this day in history.
1815 On December - 25 birth of temistocle Solera, composer