Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 23

1819  Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On December - 23 birth of wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875)   

1823  Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa)   

1828  On December - 23 birth of mathilde Wesendonk, German writer/poet (Tagebuchblatter)   

1830  On this day in history birth of adam Minchejmer, composer   

1834  On December - 23 birth of thomas R Malthus, English vicar/economist (moral restraint)   

1843  On December - 23 birth of richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1924)   

1845  On December - 23 birth of emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, dr (found Notre Dame Hosp Montreal)   

1845  On this day in history birth of gustave Ador, union president of Austria (1919)   

1853  Giacomo Puccini, Italy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1853  On December - 23 birth of maria Teresa Carreno, composer   

1854  On December - 23 birth of henry B. Guppy, British botanist (d. 1926)   

1855  Alan Gray, composer was born on December - 23.   

1858  Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright (Life in Russian Theater) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On December - 23 birth of harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I)   

1862  Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian (History of Belgium) was born on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history birth of zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia (d. 1890)   

1867  Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul was born on this day in history.   

1878  On December - 23 birth of stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972)   

1883  On December - 23 birth of hubert M E Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45)   

1885  Pierre Brissaud, French artist (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On December - 23 birth of albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)   

1887  On this day in history birth of eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)   

1887  John Cromwell, Toledo OH, actor/director (Spitfire, Of Human Bondage) was born on December - 23.   

1888  Eric Blore, English/US actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad) was born on December - 23.   

1888  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wolf, writer   

1891  On December - 23 birth of alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (d. 1956)   

1893  On this day in history birth of ann O'Neal, Missouri, actress (Nana-Professional Father)   

1894  On December - 23 birth of arthur Gilligan, cricketer (England captain in 1920's)   

1896  On December - 23 birth of alberto Hemsi, composer   

1896  G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer was born on this day in history.   

1896  Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Sicilian writer (Der Leopard) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Julien Carette, Paris France, actor (Sylvia & the Phantom) was born on this day in history.   

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0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

0679  On this day in history death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered   

0910  On December - 23 death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar   

0913  On December - 23 death of conrad of Franconia   

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on December - 23.   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on December - 23.   

1230  On December - 23 death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on this day in history.