December 23

1812

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author, is born in Scotland

Scotland

Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904) was a British author and government reformer, was born on December 23, 1812, in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Although he …

1814

Samuel Madden, writer, economist and philanthropist, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Samuel Madden, (23 December 1686 – 31 December 1765) was a notable Irish author, economist, and philanthropist of the 18th century, born on December 23, 1686, in Dublin, Ireland. …