Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.   

1635  On January - 08 birth of luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on this day in history.   

1668  Jean Gilles, composer was born on January - 08.   

1735  On this day in history birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)   

1763  On January - 08 birth of edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)   

1767  On January - 08 birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  On January - 08 birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist   

1779  On January - 08 birth of john White, composer   

1786  On January - 08 birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

1787  On January - 08 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  Erik Drake, composer was born on January - 08.   

1788  On January - 08 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

1788  Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.   

1791  Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born on January - 08.   

1792  On January - 08 birth of lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)   

1805  On January - 08 birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)   

1805  On January - 08 birth of orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)   

1810  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

1812  On January - 08 birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

1814  Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on January - 08.   

1814  Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on January - 08.   

1815  On January - 08 birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1815  Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1817  John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.