Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) was born on this day in history.   

1824  Peter Cornelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer   

1829  Jose Rogel, composer was born on December - 24.   

1837  Sissi, Emperor of Austria was born on December - 24.   

1843  On this day in history birth of lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886)   

1859  Roman Statkowski, composer was born on December - 24.   

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1867  Kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) was born on December - 24.   

1868  On December - 24 birth of emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) was born on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 24 birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  On this day in history birth of henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born on December - 24.   

1879  Ã‰mile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1880  On December - 24 birth of johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939)   

1881  On December - 24 birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1881  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born on December - 24.   

1881  On this day in history birth of juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956)   

1885  On December - 24 birth of arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)   

1886  On December - 24 birth of michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)   

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history birth of vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)   

1894  On this day in history birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1895  On this day in history birth of e. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978)   

1898  Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967) was born on December - 24.   

1898  Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959) was born on December - 24.   

1900  Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) was born on December - 24.   

1904  On this day in history birth of daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  On this day in history birth of herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa)   

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  On this day in history john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on December - 24.   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on December - 24.