Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

1644  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1647  On August - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)   

1686  John Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Maurice Greene, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born on this day in history.   

1720  Konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history birth of rowland Hill, preacher   

1751  Johann Baptist Lasser, composer was born on August - 12.   

1753  On August - 12 birth of thomas Bewick, England, artist (British Birds, Aesop's Fables)   

1757  On this day in history birth of aLF, alien life form (ALF)   

1762  On this day in history birth of george IV, king of England (1820-30)   

1762  On this day in history birth of king George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)   

1774  On August - 12 birth of robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson   

1778  Francis Horner, politician was born on this day in history.   

1781  Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) was born on this day in history.   

1819  Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation   

1825  Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born on August - 12.   

1829  John Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor was born on August - 12.   

1833  William Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history birth of joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal   

1848  On this day in history birth of macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile)   

1849  On August - 12 birth of abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist   

1853  Jean Louis Nicode, composer was born on this day in history.   

1854  Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith was born on this day in history.   

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0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on August - 12.   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.   

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.