Famous Personalities Born In January - 08

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

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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 this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  On January - 08 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  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) was born on January - 08.   

1668  Jean Gilles, composer was born on January - 08.   

1735  On January - 08 birth of john Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)   

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 this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history birth of john White, composer   

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

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

1791  On this day in history birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

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

1805  On January - 08 birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)   

1805  On this day in history 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 January - 08 birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

1814  Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on January - 08.   

1814  Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1815  George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1817  John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

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

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0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

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

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

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

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73