Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1081  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1658  On January - 08 birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

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

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

1763  On this day in history birth of edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)   

1767  On this day in history birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  On this day in history birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist   

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 January - 08.   

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

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

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

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

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

1817  Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on January - 08.   

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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 this day in history.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 08.