Famous Personalities Born In January - 04
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1077 On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)
1334 Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on January - 04.
1334 On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)
1567 On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect
1579 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.
1581 On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)
1604 On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)
1643 On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]
1664 On this day in history birth of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
1672 On January - 04 birth of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
1710 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo) was born on January - 04.
1717 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1720 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born on this day in history.
1726 Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector was born on January - 04.
1739 Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) was born on January - 04.
1756 On January - 04 birth of anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician
1759 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on January - 04.
1772 Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on January - 04.
1773 Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer was born on January - 04.
1785 On January - 04 birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)
1785 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on January - 04.
1789 On this day in history birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist
1797 On January - 04 birth of wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)
1805 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer was born on this day in history.
1807 On January - 04 birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer
1809 On January - 04 birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)
1813 On this day in history birth of alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)
1813 On this day in history birth of isaac Pitman, Britain, inventor (stenographic shorthand)
1813 On this day in history birth of louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator
1821 John James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on January - 04.
1822 On this day in history birth of joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1823 On this day in history birth of otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)
1823 Peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.
1832 George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.