Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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

1635  On this day in history 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  John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

1763  Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

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

1777  Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born on January - 08.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer   

1788  On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

1788  On this day in history birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)   

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 this day in history birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)   

1805  Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on January - 08.   

1810  On this day in history birth of robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on January - 08.   

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

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

1814  On January - 08 birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

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  On this day in history birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

1817  Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on January - 08.   

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0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

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.