Famous Personalities Born In December - 08
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1508 Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
1626 On December - 08 birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic
1678 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.
1699 On December - 08 birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)
1704 Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.
1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.
1715 On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)
1728 On this day in history birth of johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author
1730 John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia was born on December - 08.
1730 Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist (d. 1799) was born on December - 08.
1731 Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer was born on December - 08.
1737 Robert Kimmerling, composer was born on December - 08.
1741 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine) was born on December - 08.
1744 Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer was born on December - 08.
1765 On December - 08 birth of eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
1789 John Fawcett, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 Jacques Francois Gallay, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.
1811 Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 Adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1816 On this day in history birth of august Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890)
1817 On this day in history birth of christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)
1822 Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 was born on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history birth of friedrich Siemens, German industrialist
1828 Clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on this day in history.
1828 Robert Bullock, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
1832 On December - 08 birth of bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist (Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903)
1832 On December - 08 birth of bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author and Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
1861 On this day in history birth of aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)
1861 On this day in history birth of william Crapo Durant, founded General Machine
1862 Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's) was born on this day in history.
1865 On December - 08 birth of jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series)
1865 On December - 08 birth of jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia)