Famous Personalities Born In December - 23

1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on December - 23.   

1174  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on this day in history.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 23.   

1544  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on December - 23.   

1548  On this day in history birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on December - 23.   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on December - 23.   

1613  On this day in history birth of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)   

1621  On this day in history birth of edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)   

1621  Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682) was born on December - 23.   

1644  Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer was born on December - 23.   

1689  On December - 23 birth of joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer   

1699  On December - 23 birth of joseph Gibbs, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of jean-Noel Hamal, composer   

1714  Johann Siebenkas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1716  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Rolle, composer   

1732  Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) was born on December - 23.   

1743  Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) was born on December - 23.   

1749  Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer was born on December - 23.   

1750  On December - 23 birth of frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)   

1758  Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York was born on this day in history.   

1763  On December - 23 birth of john Davy, composer   

1777  Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25) was born on December - 23.   

1780  Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher was born on this day in history.   

1790  Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics was born on this day in history.   

1795  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On December - 23 birth of charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)   

1805  On December - 23 birth of joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)   

1808  On December - 23 birth of thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883   

1812  On December - 23 birth of samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)   

1812  William Hauser, composer was born on December - 23.   

1815  Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1818  On December - 23 birth of david Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

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0558  On December - 23 childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on this day in history.   

0910  On December - 23 death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar   

0913  On December - 23 death of conrad of Franconia   

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on this day in history.   

1116  On this day in history ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

1230  Death of Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on December - 23.   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on December - 23.