Maria Anna of Bavaria Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
Dec 08 1626
Christina queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic
Dec 08 1678
Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton English diplomat (d. 1757)
Dec 08 1699
Maria Josepha of Austria queen of Poland (d. 1757)
Dec 08 1715
John Althuysen Frisian vicarpoet (Frisianche rymlery)
Dec 08 1730
John Ingen Housz DutchEnglish personal physician of Maria Theresia
Dec 08 1741
Maximilian JLP Gardel French dancerchoreographer (Menuet Reine)
Dec 08 1795
Peter Andreas Hansen Danish astronomer (d. 1874)
Dec 08 1811
Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser composer
Dec 08 1815
Adolph Menzel German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905)
Dec 08 1816
August Belmont Sr. Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890)
Dec 08 1817
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)
Dec 08 1821
Josip Runjanin Croatian Serb composer (Croatian National Anthem) and soldier born in Vinkovci (d. 1878)
Dec 08 1822
Luther Prentice Bradley American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1910)
Dec 08 1828
Clinton Bowen Fisk American abolitionist Brevet Major General (Union Army) helped establish 1st free public schools in the South born in York New York (d. 1890)
Dec 08 1828
Robert Bullock Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1905)
Dec 08 1832
Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson Norwegian author Pa Guds Veje and Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
Dec 08 1861
Aristide Maillol French paintersculptor (Seated Woman)
Dec 08 1861
William C. Durant American industry pioneer founded General Motors Frigidaire born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1947)
Dec 08 1861
George Melies early filmmaker (A trip to the Moon) born in Paris France
Dec 08 1862
Georges Feydeau French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxims)
Dec 08 1865
Jacques Hadamard French mathematician (Taylor series)
Dec 08 1865
Jean Sibelius Finnish composer (Valse Triste Finlandia) born in Tavastehus Finland (d. 1957)
