Famous Birthdays In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on December - 24.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1843  Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of roman Statkowski, composer   

1867  On this day in history 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  On December - 24 birth of emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

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 December - 24.   

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

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

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

1881  On this day in history birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1881  On this day in history 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 December - 24.   

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

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 this day in history birth of carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

1893  On December - 24 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  E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) was born on December - 24.   

1898  On December - 24 birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

1898  On December - 24 birth of baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959)   

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  On December - 24 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 December - 24.   

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

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

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

1541  On this day in history andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

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