Famous Birthdays In January - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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.