Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

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  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history birth of luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on January - 08.   

1668  Jean Gilles, composer was born on this day in history.   

1735  John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

1763  On January - 08 birth of edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)   

1767  Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on January - 08.   

1777  Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born on January - 08.   

1779  On January - 08 birth of john White, composer   

1786  Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on January - 08.   

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

1788  Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1788  Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.   

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

1792  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on January - 08.   

1805  John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

1812  On this day in history birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

1812  On this day in history birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

1814  On January - 08 birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist   

1814  On January - 08 birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1815  On January - 08 birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1815  Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on January - 08.   

1817  John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on January - 08.   

1817  On this day in history birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.