Hisdates•ComFamous Personalities Born In December - 08
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1508 On this day in history birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer 
1574 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
1626 On this day in history birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic
1678 On December - 08 birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)
1699 On this day in history birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)
1704 Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.
1708 On this day in history birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)
1715 John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on this day in history.
1728 Johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author was born on this day in history.
1730 John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia was born on this day in history.
1730 On December - 08 birth of jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist (d. 1799)
1731 Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer was born on December - 08.
1737 On December - 08 birth of robert Kimmerling, composer
1741 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine) was born on December - 08.
1744 Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer was born on this day in history.
1765 On December - 08 birth of eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
1789 On this day in history birth of john Fawcett, composer
1795 Jacques Francois Gallay, composer was born on December - 08.
1795 On December - 08 birth of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874)
1811 On this day in history birth of louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer
1815 Adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1816 On December - 08 birth of august Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890)
1817 On December - 08 birth of christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)
1822 On this day in history birth of luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
1826 On this day in history birth of friedrich Siemens, German industrialist
1828 On December - 08 birth of clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1828 Robert Bullock, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
1832 On this day in history birth of bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist (Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903)
1832 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author and Nobel laureate (d. 1910) was born on December - 08.
1861 Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) was born on this day in history.
1861 On this day in history birth of william Crapo Durant, founded General Machine
1862 Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series)
1865 Jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia) was born on December - 08.