Famous Personalities Born In November - 08
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1342 On November - 08 birth of julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416) 

1431 On this day in history birth of vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) 

1491 On November - 08 birth of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544) 

1572 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on November - 08. 

1590 On November - 08 birth of francesco Gonzaga, composer 

1592 Domenico Mazzocchi, composer was born on November - 08. 

1622 Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War) was born on this day in history. 

1622 On this day in history birth of karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden (1654-60) 

1647 On this day in history birth of pierre Bayle, French/Neth theologist/philosopher/writer 

1656 Edmund Halley, English astronomer (comet of Halley) [OS=Oct 29] was born on this day in history. 

1657 Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history. 

1693 Leonhard Trautsch, composer was born on this day in history. 

1706 Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772) was born on November - 08. 

1710 On November - 08 birth of sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768) 

1715 Elisabeth C van Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederik II "the Great" was born on this day in history. 

1723 On November - 08 birth of john Byron, British naval officer (d. 1786) 

1760 On November - 08 birth of jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, South Neth earl/general 

1768 Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, (d. 1840) was born on November - 08. 

1770 On November - 08 birth of friedrich Witt, composer 

1777 Désirée Clary, queen of Sweden (d. 1860) was born on this day in history. 

1785 Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer was born on this day in history. 

1814 Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet (Skanderbeku) was born on November - 08. 

1817 On this day in history birth of claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 

1817 Theodoor J Canneel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history. 

1829 Samuel Wylie Crawford, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history. 

1830 On November - 08 birth of oliver Otis Howard, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 

1831 Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton, English under king of India was born on November - 08. 

1836 On this day in history birth of milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (d. 1911) 

1847 On this day in history birth of jean Casimir-Perier, French politician (d. 1907) 

1848 Gottlob Frege, Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift) was born on November - 08. 

1849 On this day in history birth of edward Julius Biedermann, composer 

1850 Karel Komzak, composer was born on November - 08. 

1854 On this day in history birth of johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919) 

1863 René [Raphael] Viviani, French historian/social premier (1914-15) was born on this day in history. 

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