Famous Personalities Born In December - 21

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.   

1639  On this day in history birth of jean Racin, writer   

1714  John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer was born on December - 21.   

1756  On December - 21 birth of thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1778  Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860) was born on December - 21.   

1795  Leopold von Ranke, German historian (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 was born on December - 21.   

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) was born on December - 21.   

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist and father of colloid chemistry (d. 1869) was born on December - 21.   

1810  On December - 21 birth of ludwig Schuncke, composer   

1815  On December - 21 birth of thomas Couture, French painter/author   

1818  Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece was born on December - 21.   

1818  Lewis H Morgan, US, etnologist (Systems of Consanguinity) was born on December - 21.   

1823  On this day in history birth of jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders)   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1832  John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.   

1840  Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan) was born on this day in history.   

1843  Thomas Bracken, Irish-born New Zealand poet (d. 1898) was born on December - 21.   

1848  Edward Everett Rice, composer was born on this day in history.   

1849  On December - 21 birth of james Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)   

1850  Zdenek Fibich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1851  Thomas Chipman McRae, American politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929) was born on December - 21.   

1853  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter) was born on this day in history.   

1859  Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) was born on this day in history.   

1860  Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) was born on December - 21.   

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0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.