Famous Birthdays In July - 12

1394  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441) was born on this day in history.   

1644  Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals) was born on July - 12.   

1675  On July - 12 birth of evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer   

1730  Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer (Wedgwood) was born on July - 12.   

1757  On this day in history birth of christian Danner, composer   

1794  Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist was born on this day in history.   

1801  John Hill Hewitt, composer was born on July - 12.   

1802  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer was born on July - 12.   

1803  Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841) was born on July - 12.   

1807  Silas Casey, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)   

1821  Cesare Dominiceti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  Daniel Harvey Hill, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1889 was born on July - 12.   

1824  On this day in history birth of eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)   

1828  Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889) was born on July - 12.   

1840  On this day in history birth of abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist   

1849  On July - 12 birth of william Osler, Canada, physician/author (circulatory system)   

1850  Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912) was born on July - 12.   

1852  On this day in history birth of hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. 1933)   

1854  On July - 12 birth of george Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera)   

1861  Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1863  Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933) was born on July - 12.   

1863  On July - 12 birth of paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)   

1864  On this day in history birth of george Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10]   

1868  Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) was born on July - 12.   

1870  Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1880  On July - 12 birth of tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)   

1881  On this day in history birth of ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12]   

1884  Amedeo Modigliani, Italy, painter/sculptor (Reclining Nude) was born on July - 12.   

1884  Joseph Crehan, Baltimore MD, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.   

1885  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer was born on July - 12.   

1886  Jean Hersholt, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Men in White, Aryan) was born on July - 12.   

1888  On July - 12 birth of tojohiko Kagawa, Japan, Christian-social reformer (Grain of Wheat)   

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0783  Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies on July - 12.   

1073  On July - 12 johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies   

1429  John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1441  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)   

1450  Death of Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI on this day in history.   

1536  Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies on July - 12.   

1545  On July - 12 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

1575  On July - 12 renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies