Famous Birthdays In January - 04

1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

1664  On January - 04 birth of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)   

1672  On January - 04 birth of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)   

1710  On January - 04 birth of giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo)   

1717  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer   

1720  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist   

1726  Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector was born on this day in history.   

1739  On January - 04 birth of henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)   

1756  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician was born on this day in history.   

1759  Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on January - 04.   

1772  Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on January - 04.   

1773  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer was born on January - 04.   

1785  Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) was born on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history birth of jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)   

1789  On this day in history birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist   

1797  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)   

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer was born on January - 04.   

1807  Baltasar Saldoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1809  On January - 04 birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)   

1813  Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59) was born on January - 04.   

1813  On this day in history birth of isaac Pitman, Britain, inventor (stenographic shorthand)   

1813  On this day in history birth of louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator   

1821  John James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1823  Otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88) was born on January - 04.   

1823  On January - 04 birth of peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

1832  George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

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0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies