Famous Personalities Born In January - 31
Monday, 20 January 2025
0877 On this day in history birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)
1512 King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on January - 31.
1517 Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on January - 31.
1543 Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.
1550 Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on January - 31.
1573 On January - 31 birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer
1573 Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on this day in history.
1597 John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.
1601 Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter was born on January - 31.
1607 On this day in history birth of james Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
1612 Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia was born on January - 31.
1614 Nicolas Saboly, composer was born on January - 31.
1620 Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief was born on January - 31.
1623 Francois-Xavier de Laval was born on this day in history.
1633 On January - 31 birth of nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham)
1673 Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.
1686 On this day in history birth of hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (d. 1758)
1734 Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.
1734 On January - 31 birth of robert Morris, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
1750 Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06) was born on January - 31.
1752 Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (d. 1816) was born on January - 31.
1759 On January - 31 birth of francois Devienne, composer
1778 Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848) was born on January - 31.
1784 On this day in history birth of carl Wilhelm Henning, composer
1797 On January - 31 birth of franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony)
1798 Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer was born on this day in history.
1802 Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero was born on this day in history.
1804 On this day in history birth of jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic
1810 Daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on January - 31.
1812 John Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883 was born on January - 31.
1813 On January - 31 birth of samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist
1817 On this day in history birth of antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)
1818 On this day in history birth of william Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
1820 William B. Washburn, 28th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.