Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

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

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

1635  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

1779  John White, composer was born on January - 08.   

1786  Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank was born on this day in history.   

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Erik Drake, composer was born on January - 08.   

1788  On this day in history 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  On January - 08 birth of lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)   

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

1805  On this day in history birth of orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)   

1810  On this day in history birth of robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on January - 08.   

1812  On January - 08 birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

1814  On January - 08 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  Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

1817  On January - 08 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 January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

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

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

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