Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1250  On this day in history birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.   

1587  On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.   

1624  On December - 25 birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)   

1628  On this day in history birth of noel Coypel, French painter   

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer was born on December - 25.   

1652  On this day in history birth of archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713)   

1665  Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743)   

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)   

1686  On December - 25 birth of giovanni Battista Somis, composer   

1698  Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator was born on December - 25.   

1700  Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758) was born on December - 25.   

1711  On this day in history birth of jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer   

1716  Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774) was born on December - 25.   

1717  Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99) was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of william Collins, Chichester England, (Mayor-Chichester)/poet   

1728  On this day in history birth of johann Adam Hiller, composer   

1730  Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816) was born on December - 25.   

1742  On this day in history birth of charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)   

1750  John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839)   

1763  On this day in history birth of claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)   

1765  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer was born on December - 25.   

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth was born on December - 25.   

1775  Antun Sorkocevic, composer was born on this day in history.   

1808  Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 was born on December - 25.   

1810  Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history birth of wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz   

1813  On this day in history birth of milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890   

1814  On December - 25 birth of jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People)   

1815  On December - 25 birth of temistocle Solera, composer   

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0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on December - 25.   

1249  On December - 25 peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on December - 25.