Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 04

1837  Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born on January - 04.   

1838  Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on January - 04.   

1839  Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

1844  On January - 04 birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer   

1847  Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician was born on January - 04.   

1848  Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on January - 04.   

1869  Percy Pitt, composer was born on January - 04.   

1869  On this day in history birth of tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)   

1872  Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.   

1874  Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on January - 04.   

1874  Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.   

1877  Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

1881  Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history birth of aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943)   

1883  On this day in history birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)   

1883  On this day in history birth of max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses)   

1883  Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On January - 04 birth of arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

1889  Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born on January - 04.   

1890  Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff was born on this day in history.   

1890  Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 04 birth of edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)   

1893  On January - 04 birth of manuel Palau Boix, composer   

1893  On January - 04 birth of yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007)   

1894  Wesley La Violette, composer was born on January - 04.   

1894  On this day in history birth of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)   

1895  On this day in history birth of lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter   

1895  On January - 04 birth of leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. 1982)   

1896  On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

1896  On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

1896  On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (Sen-R-Ill) (d. 1969)   

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0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies