Famous Birthdays In January - 21
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1337 On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)
1338 King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.
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 January - 21.
1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on January - 21.
1743 John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.
1751 Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer was born on January - 21.
1759 On this day in history birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on January - 21.
1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on January - 21.
1775 On this day in history birth of manuel Garcia, composer
1792 On this day in history birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author
1801 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on this day in history.
1804 On this day in history birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)
1814 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 Horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia) was born on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history birth of john Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900)
1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) was born on January - 21.
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 January - 21.
1825 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1827 Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on this day in history.
1833 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
1848 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on January - 21.
1855 On this day in history birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer
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 James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) was born on January - 21.
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on this day in history.