Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  On this day in history birth of charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent)   

1822  On this day in history birth of matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach)   

1824  On December - 24 birth of peter Cornelius, composer   

1826  On this day in history birth of ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer   

1829  Benjamin Ipavec, composer was born on this day in history.   

1829  On December - 24 birth of jose Rogel, composer   

1837  On December - 24 birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1843  Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) was born on December - 24.   

1859  Roman Statkowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1867  On December - 24 birth of manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

1867  On this day in history birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) was born on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history birth of henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1870  On December - 24 birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 24 birth of Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941)   

1880  On this day in history birth of johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939)   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 24 birth of charles Wakefield Cadman, composer   

1881  Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962) was born on December - 24.   

1887  On December - 24 birth of louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1889  On December - 24 birth of vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  On December - 24 birth of carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

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

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot was born on December - 24.   

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

1898  On this day in history birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

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

1900  On December - 24 birth of joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on December - 24.   

1904  Herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa) was born on December - 24.   

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0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.   

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.   

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

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.