births
October 17, 1759
Andrey Voronikhin, Russian architect and painter (died 1814)
Andrey Voronikhin
Andrey (Andrei) Nikiforovich Voronikhin was a Russian architect and painter. As a representative of classicism he was also one of the founders of the monumental Russian Empire style. Born a serf of the Stroganov family, he is best known for his work on Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg.