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 December - 24.   

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

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

1829  On December - 24 birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer   

1829  On December - 24 birth of jose Rogel, composer   

1837  On this day in history birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

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

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

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

1867  On December - 24 birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) was born on December - 24.   

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

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer was born on December - 24.   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) was born on December - 24.   

1879  On this day in history birth of stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

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

1880  On this day in history 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  On December - 24 birth of charles Wakefield Cadman, composer   

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

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

1886  On this day in history 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  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) was born on December - 24.   

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

1893  Ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 24 birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

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  Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On December - 24 death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

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  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  On December - 24 maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies