Famous Personalities Born In January - 21

1337  On January - 21 birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

1751  On this day in history birth of josephus Andreas Fodor, composer   

1759  Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on January - 21.   

1762  Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On January - 21 birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director   

1775  On this day in history birth of manuel Garcia, composer   

1792  On January - 21 birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)   

1796  John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author was born on this day in history.   

1801  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on January - 21.   

1804  On this day in history birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)   

1814  On this day in history birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer   

1815  On this day in history birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)   

1815  On January - 21 birth of john Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900)   

1821  On this day in history birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)   

1823  On this day in history birth of alexandre Edouard Goria, composer   

1824  Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) was born on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)   

1827  On January - 21 birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)   

1829  On this day in history birth of oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet   

1833  Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on January - 21.   

1840  Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.   

1848  Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.   

1855  John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On January - 21 birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

1860  On January - 21 birth of karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)   

1867  On this day in history birth of james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)   

1867  On this day in history birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)   

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0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  On this day in history death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  On January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66