Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 12

1786  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855)   

1792  On January - 12 birth of robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881   

1792  Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.   

1797  On January - 12 birth of gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873)   

1804  Hippolyte Monpou, composer was born on this day in history.   

1807  On January - 12 birth of jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert   

1808  Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.   

1810  On January - 12 birth of ferdinand II, king of Sicily   

1814  Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 was born on January - 12.   

1819  On January - 12 birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900   

1821  Nikolai Afanisev, composer was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of Étienne Lenoir, French engineer (d. 1900)   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on January - 12.   

1826  On January - 12 birth of charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1832  Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 was born on January - 12.   

1837  On January - 12 birth of adolf Jensen, composer   

1837  On January - 12 birth of carlos Troyer, composer   

1842  Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.   

1849  On January - 12 birth of jean Béraud, French painter (d. 1935)   

1852  On this day in history birth of joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

1853  On this day in history birth of gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)   

1856  On January - 12 birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

1860  On January - 12 birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

1863  Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born on this day in history.   

1871  On January - 12 birth of paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

1873  On this day in history birth of spiridon Louis, Greek marathon runner (d. 1940)   

1875  Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of jack London, writer/socialist (Call of the Wild)   

1876  Jack London, American author (d. 1916) was born on January - 12.   

1877  On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)   

1878  Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. 1968) was born on January - 12.   

1882  On January - 12 birth of jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist   

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0689  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on January - 12.   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On January - 12 lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.