Famous Personalities Born In December - 23

1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on December - 23.   

1174  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on December - 23.   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1544  On this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  On December - 23 birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1597  On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

1613  On December - 23 birth of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)   

1621  On this day in history birth of edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)   

1621  On this day in history birth of heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)   

1644  On December - 23 birth of tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer   

1689  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer was born on December - 23.   

1699  On this day in history birth of joseph Gibbs, composer   

1709  On December - 23 birth of jean-Noel Hamal, composer   

1714  On December - 23 birth of johann Siebenkas, composer   

1716  Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1732  Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) was born on this day in history.   

1743  On December - 23 birth of ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803)   

1749  Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer was born on December - 23.   

1750  Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) was born on December - 23.   

1758  Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York was born on December - 23.   

1763  John Davy, composer was born on December - 23.   

1777  On December - 23 birth of aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)   

1780  Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on December - 23.   

1790  Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics was born on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history birth of philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)   

1804  On this day in history birth of charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)   

1805  On December - 23 birth of joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)   

1808  On December - 23 birth of thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883   

1812  On this day in history birth of samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)   

1812  William Hauser, composer was born on December - 23.   

1815  On this day in history birth of henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat   

1818  David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on December - 23.   

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0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on December - 23.   

0679  On December - 23 death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered   

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on December - 23.   

0913  On December - 23 death of conrad of Franconia   

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on this day in history.   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1230  Death of Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on this day in history.   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on December - 23.