Birthdays in History Dec 26 Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815) Deaths in History Dec 11 John Strype, English historian and biographer, dies at 94 Dec 19 James Louis Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland, dies at 70 Dec 27 William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663) Dec 29 Joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659) 1736 On This Day in History 1738