Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  On January - 08 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

1668  Jean Gilles, composer was born on this day in history.   

1735  John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

1763  On January - 08 birth of edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)   

1767  On this day in history birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  On this day in history birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist   

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

1786  Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on January - 08.   

1787  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  On January - 08 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

1788  Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on January - 08.   

1791  Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born on January - 08.   

1792  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)   

1805  On January - 08 birth of orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)   

1810  On this day in history birth of robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1812  On this day in history birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

1812  On this day in history birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

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

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  On January - 08 birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1817  On this day in history birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

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

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0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

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