Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  On this day in history birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

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

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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

1589  On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On this day in history 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  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

1767  Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on January - 08.   

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

1779  On this day in history birth of john White, composer   

1786  On January - 08 birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on January - 08.   

1788  Erik Drake, composer was born on January - 08.   

1788  On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

1788  On January - 08 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)   

1791  On this day in history birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

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

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

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

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

1812  On January - 08 birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

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

1814  Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on this day in history.   

1814  On January - 08 birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1815  George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on January - 08.   

1815  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

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  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

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

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

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

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.