Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

1635  Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)   

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

1767  Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on this day in history.   

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

1779  John White, composer was born on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

1787  On January - 08 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history birth of lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)   

1805  John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871) was born on January - 08.   

1805  Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.   

1810  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1814  On January - 08 birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist   

1814  Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1815  George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1817  John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

1817  On January - 08 birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.   

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

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.