Famous Birthdays In January - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.
1338 King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.
1659 On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
1721 James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.
1735 On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer
1743 On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
1746 On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]
1751 Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.
1771 On this day in history birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director
1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author was born on January - 21.
1801 On January - 21 birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer
1804 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.
1814 On January - 21 birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
1815 On this day in history birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
1815 On this day in history 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 January - 21 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 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864) was born on January - 21.
1827 On this day in history birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on January - 21.
1833 On this day in history birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
1840 On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
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 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.