Famous Birthdays In December - 24

1822  On December - 24 birth of charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent)   

1822  On this day in history birth of matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach)   

1824  Peter Cornelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer was born on December - 24.   

1829  On December - 24 birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer   

1829  Jose Rogel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1837  On December - 24 birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1843  Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) was born on December - 24.   

1859  Roman Statkowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat was born on December - 24.   

1867  On December - 24 birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  On this day in history birth of emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  On December - 24 birth of henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1870  On December - 24 birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  Ã‰mile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941) was born on December - 24.   

1880  Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) was born on December - 24.   

1886  Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962) was born on December - 24.   

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) was born on December - 24.   

1889  On December - 24 birth of vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)   

1894  On this day in history birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1895  E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

1898  On this day in history birth of baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959)   

1900  On this day in history birth of joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on December - 24.   

1904  Herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa) was born on this day in history.   

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.   

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  On December - 24 maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies