Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

1635  Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

1668  On this day in history birth of jean Gilles, composer   

1735  John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on January - 08.   

1763  Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1767  On January - 08 birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born on this day in history.   

1779  On January - 08 birth of john White, composer   

1786  On this day in history birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

1787  On January - 08 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer   

1788  On January - 08 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

1788  On this day in history birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)   

1791  On January - 08 birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

1792  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on this day in history.   

1805  John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871) was born on January - 08.   

1805  On January - 08 birth of orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)   

1810  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on this day in history.   

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  William Henry Holmes, composer was born on January - 08.   

1814  On this day in history birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist   

1814  Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on January - 08.   

1815  On this day in history birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1815  On January - 08 birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1817  On January - 08 birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

1817  Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

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0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

1100  On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.