Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1821  Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross) was born on this day in history.   

1823  Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1825  On December - 25 birth of esteban Salas y Castro, composer   

1829  On this day in history birth of patrick S Gilmore, composer   

1831  Johann Herbeck, composer was born on December - 25.   

1832  Thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.   

1837  Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner was born on December - 25.   

1855  James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)   

1859  On this day in history birth of raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

1860  Manuel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.   

1861  Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1863  Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. 1957) was born on December - 25.   

1864  On December - 25 birth of thomas Cahill, American soccer coach (d. 1951)   

1865  On this day in history birth of evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general (1904-34)   

1867  Alfred Kerr, writer was born on December - 25.   

1868  Eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1874  Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna was born on this day in history.   

1875  On December - 25 birth of walter Lees, cricketer (Surrey pace bowler toured for Eng 1905-06)   

1876  On this day in history birth of mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58)   

1876  On December - 25 birth of adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)   

1878  W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) was born on December - 25.   

1878  Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) was born on December - 25.   

1881  On December - 25 birth of joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees)   

1883  On December - 25 birth of fran Lhotka, composer   

1883  On December - 25 birth of maurice Utrillo, France, painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre)   

1884  On this day in history birth of evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967)   

1886  Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) was born on December - 25.   

1887  Jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Bulldog Drummond) was born on December - 25.   

1887  On this day in history birth of john Davidson, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Chinese Cat)   

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0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on this day in history.   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)