Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1821  On January - 08 birth of james Longstreet, Confederate general (1st Corps, ANV)   

1822  Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer was born on January - 08.   

1823  On January - 08 birth of alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution)   

1824  On January - 08 birth of per August Olander, composer   

1824  On this day in history birth of william Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White)   

1824  Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1830  Gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.   

1830  Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894) was born on January - 08.   

1836  On this day in history birth of fannie M Jackson, pioneer & educator, 1st US Black woman college grad   

1836  On January - 08 birth of lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter/husband of Laura Epps   

1843  On this day in history birth of frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929)   

1843  John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926) was born on January - 08.   

1846  Albert Cahen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1846  William Wallace Gilchrist, composer was born on this day in history.   

1852  James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa was born on this day in history.   

1862  Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born on January - 08.   

1864  On this day in history birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)   

1866  William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history birth of emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)   

1868  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on January - 08.   

1870  On January - 08 birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)   

1871  James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940) was born on January - 08.   

1873  On this day in history birth of lucien Capet, composer   

1873  Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) was born on January - 08.   

1873  On January - 08 birth of elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)   

1881  On January - 08 birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

1883  On this day in history birth of josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer   

1883  On this day in history birth of pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)   

1883  Patrick J. Hurley, United States Secretary of War (d. 1963) was born on January - 08.   

1885  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) was born on January - 08.   

1885  On this day in history birth of a. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)   

1886  On this day in history birth of noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

1888  On January - 08 birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

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

1107  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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