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Dec 12 1298

Albert II Duke of Austria born in Habsburg Castle Swabia (d. 1358)

Dec 12 1574

Anne of Denmark daughter of Danish King Frederik II and Queen Consort of James I of England born in Skanderborg Castle Skanderborg Denmark (d. 1619)

Dec 12 1579

Heinrich Steuccius German composer born in Weissenfels Germany (d. 1645)

Dec 12 1610

Basil of Ostrog [Saint Vasilije] Serbian Orthodox bishop born in Mrkonjii (d. 1671)

Dec 12 1630

Olof Rudbeck Swedish scientist writer and composer born in Vsters (d. 1702)

Dec 12 1659

Francesco Galli-Bibiena Italian architect and designer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1739)

Dec 12 1660

Peter Rabus Dutch poet and translator (Liberated Britanje) (d. 1702)

Dec 12 1685

Lodovico Giustini Italian composer born in Pistoia Italy (d. 1743)

Dec 12 1712

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Imperial Army field marshal born in Lunville Duchy of Lorraine (d. 1780)

Dec 12 1715

Gennaro Manna Italian composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1779)

Dec 12 1731

Erasmus Darwin influential English physician poet philosopher and botanist (grandfather of Charles Darwin) born in Newark-on-Trent England (d. 1807)

Dec 12 1779

Madeleine Sophie Barat French saint and founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart born in Joigny Burgundy France (d. 1865)

Dec 12 1783

Ner Alexander Middleswarth American politician born in New Jersey (d. 1865)

Dec 12 1786

William L. Marcy American statesman born in Southbridge Massachusetts (d. 1857)

Dec 12 1791

Marie-Louise of Austria Duchess of Parma and second wife of Napoleon born in Hofburg Vienna Austria (d. 1847)

Dec 12 1792

Alexandros Ypsilanti Greek resistance fighter born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1828)

Dec 12 1799

Karl Briullov Russian painter born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1852)

Dec 12 1801

John King of Saxony (1854-73) and translated Divina Commedia born in Dresden Germany

Dec 12 1805

Henry Wells American businessman and founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co) born in Thetford Vermont (d. 1878)

Dec 12 1806

Stand Watie American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Calhoun Georgia (d. 1871)

Dec 12 1818

Paul Octave Hbert American Brigadier General and 14th Governor of Louisiana born in Plaquemine Louisiana (d. 1880)

Dec 12 1821

Gustave Flaubert French novelist (Madame Bovary) born in Rouen France (d. 1880)

Dec 12 1830

Joseph O. Shelby American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1897)

Dec 12 1832

Abraham Carel Wertheim Dutch banker and philanthropist born in Amsterdam (d. 1897)

Dec 12 1833

Matthias Hohner German manufacturer (harmonica) born in Trossingen Germany (d. 1902)

Dec 12 1835

Georges Jean Pfeiffer French composer born in Versailles France (d. 1908)

Dec 12 1838

Sherburne Wesley Burnham American astronomer (binary stars) born in Thetford Vermont (d. 1921)

Dec 12 1845

Bruce Price American architect born in Cumberland Maryland (d. 1903)

Dec 12 1848

William Kissam Vanderbilt American businessman born in New Dorp Staten Island New York (d. 1920)

Dec 12 1853

Johan Petter Johansson Swedish inventor and industrialist (modern adjustable spanner) born in Vrgrda Sweden (d. 1943)

Dec 12 1859

Edward R. Bradley American businessman and horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania (d. 1946)

Dec 12 1859

Maurice Donnay French playwright (Lovers) born in Paris (d. 1945)

Dec 12 1864

Paul Elmer More American critic and essayist born in Saint Louis Missouri (d. 1937)

Dec 12 1904 CMS McClellans Leah Kleschna premieres in NYC

Dec 12 1906 Oscar Straus 1st Jewish US government member appointed Secretary of Commerce

Dec 12 1908 4th Australasian Championships Fred Alexander beats Alfred Dunlop (3-6 3-6 6-0 6-2 6-3)

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